Comments on: Escambia School District Pushes For ‘Yes’ On Amendment 8

By: Teacher2

Teacher2 — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 10:11:06 +0000

What are you voting for? To add students to the class size. 18 for Elementary through 3rd grade, 22 for 4th grade through 9th grade, and 25 in High school does not seem unreasonable to me.

Please vote NO or you will give ECSB the option of adding students to classrooms rather than hire teachers.

By: interested reader

interested reader — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:36:21 +0000

I’m beginning to sound like a broken record. PLEASE vote NO on amendment 8. Our children deserve the best education they can get and it will not happen when more children are put in rooms with only one teacher. Also, they are expected to do well on FCAT so they won’t be penalized for low grades. ECSB should be ashamed of themselves for supporting 8. They just lost my vote when they are up for reelection. ECSB should be doing all they can to help the schools, that’s their job. Our children are the future of our country and should have the best education possible. Cut the money from somewhere else, leave the schools alone.

By: Dishearted

Dishearted — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:18:01 +0000

Even if Adm #8 passed what good would it do,adding more students to the class,cutting teachers jobs, and saving a pile of money. our taxes would not go down anyway, the School Leadership would be able to spend more money on trips and unneeded crap because they can. If the School/County had to answer to the people Instead of themselves we could get something done.Ive been to board meetings,no matter what is said the LEADERS still do what they want.

By: JUDY MASEK

JUDY MASEK — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:50:37 +0000

wonder if this cockeyed amendment that theyre trying to pass off on we “dumb” voters was initiated, in part, by the NEA …..im already suspect of ANY union activity these days.

By: Teacher

Teacher — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:35:48 +0000

Please vote no on Amendment 8. There are too many students in some classes and the teachers have to suffice with this unfortunate circumstance. Imagine having 30 plus kindergarten students in a class without an aide…there would not be enough time to work in small groups with all the children which will result in students not getting the education they need to succeed.

By: anydaynow

anydaynow — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:50:59 +0000

These people at ECSB need to go find other jobs. They’ve had 8 years to accomplish this task and the truth is they just don’t want to, and they don’t care what citizens vote for and they clearly don’t support the notion of public education. In my book, that makes them all unqualified for the government jobs and benefits they collect.

By: You Who

You Who — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:02:54 +0000

You could reduce the class size to 10 and it will not help. Parents need to do more to help educate their children such as helping them w/ their home work and being more involved with their education. Teachers need to quit passing the buck and start teaching. Make leaning more fun and quit teaching F-Cat. Some parents do good w/ their children, most don’t. We need to have a higher standard for our children. We have let them run the show long enough. Most parents have failed in raising their children and have taken the easy way out of being a parent. This new generation is a bunch of babies and most will never be any kind of leaders, everything has all ways been done for them by us and our gereration wanting better for our children have made America the dumbest country in the world. We can change this but we need to wake and get on the right page w/ educating the new generation w/ respect. and honor. We need to take the COOL out of being DUMB!!!

By: aam

aam — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:47:07 +0000

Let’s see, we don’t like what we passed so lets revote. Next year we will not want what we voted for so lets revote. Am I repeating myself? Am I repeating myself? Am I repeating myself?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:29:39 +0000

I just don’t understand what the big deal about class size is anyway
My classes from kindergarten upward always had between 27-32 students. And that’s with one teacher and no aide or helper. My high school chemistry honors class even had a whopping 47 students. Again, no help even on lab days. It’s not that big of a deal.

By: Native X4

Native X4 — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:11:11 +0000

Any parent should vote NO ion admendment #8. This is trying to repeal the class size admendment that was passed by voters several years ago. You can be certain that if this passes you children will be in a larger class. VOTE NO ON ADMENDMENT 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!