tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post5423974289538488192..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Bill Gates the Third: Póg mo Thóindoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-32079292285365449282012-07-07T09:23:47.717-04:002012-07-07T09:23:47.717-04:00Well said, Michael. I don't know enough about...Well said, Michael. I don't know enough about the current education system (only from what I read in your blog, and the occasional comment from a co-worker whose wife is a high school teacher) to fully understand where the problems stem from. But, I do know that in other aspects of our daily lives (or at least, in MY life), so much of what we can't control is, I believe, in part due to what we WON'T control. <br />You mentioned 'town halls'. Ever been to one? You probably have. If so, then you probably have noticed that most people do NOT attend their local government assemblies. Yet a lot of those same people will moan and groan about what they don't like about what is happening around them. I have to admit that though I am heavily involved in local government, I have never attended a school board meeting. Yet I'm one of those people who 'moan and groan' EVERY YEAR when our school taxes go up. I plan on changing that this summer. I plan on attending school board meetings so I can learn about their process, and try to understand it better. Will that have an impact on my life? I don't know, but I do know that sitting home and NOT attending certainly isn't making anything different. <br />I don't have anything against people having more (significantly more) money than I. And as long as I can choose to not purchase their products or services, or invest in their companies, or in any way help them make more money if I happen to disagree with their philosophies of life, I'm happy to 'live and let live'. But it seems like that ability is being taken away more each day (or at least, the illusion of it is crumbling). Keep fighting the good fight! It's worth it. I read the end of the book. I know how it turns out ;).Leenoreply@blogger.com