Neatly balanced, as usual, with a con from Phil McMichael’s May 16 letter “Schools don’t need more money,” segued into Kristin Peters’ letter “Challenging times for teachers” and a pro with Claudia M. Frahm’s letter “Teachers deserve more.”
One way to judge the value of the service or product is to compare costs vs. benefits. In this comparison, U.S. school systems are woefully deficient and getting worse by the year.
Next step, search for cause by evaluating the process. Any worker who is proud of his product or output is not fearful of being measured and evaluated, unless a public school teacher.
The U.S. education system is in free-fall from former days of excellence. Or in academia terminology, a grade F.
