Maine Issue Personal Impact

By asking how this consolidation would effect me is difficult. I support that statement by asking you to read the last few sentences of my previous blogging. I have not read enough about the impact on kids in these larger schools. I am sure there are plenty of examples supporting the pros and cons of this issue. I am not entirely sure how this will be for me. I could technically write down that the consolidation would be great for kids, but I am not sure of that, and vice versa. I don't know if this will be good, it could open up more opportunities for kids to take AP courses, but on the other hand it could leave a lot of kids behind. Therefore I will simply restate that I cannot make a decision as to how this will affect me. I can only say that I hope this issue works out for the best interest of the kids, because the education system is built for them.

Maine Issue Reaction

Im my educated opinion, I am currently torn between how I feel about the consolidation of school districts. On one hand, I really like the idea of regional cooperation and saving money on school renovations. However I am concerned that children will not be getting enough individualized attention in these new schools. Teachers may not be prepared to take on large class rooms where they might have extra behavioral issues or learning disabilities. Special Education programs may also be stretched too thin in larger schools. The real issue we have to look at when evaluating the consolidation of school districts is how it will effect the children, because we as teachers are working to serve them, they are priority number one. Money or funding cannot be put ahead of the needs of children. I currently have no stance on the issue because I have not heard enough on how this effects kids. All I read about is money we can save, or how many less schools we will need to renovate, what I want to know is, what about the kids?

Maine Issue Summary

This article discusses the positive facts of consolodating school districts. The proposed plan is said to be able to save Maine $250 million over the next 3 years. Other statistics which support this idea are as follows. Larger schools provide more opportunities for advanced placement and more specialized classes. Also, it will be difficult for Maine to afford the neccissary renovations that are needed in most of its schools. Combining schools would make things easier in terms of spending money on renovations. Another benefit of combining districts would be regional cooperation which would allow for a combining of resources and ideas from neighboring regions. In terms of this article, the general opinion seems to be that combining school districts would be something positive for Maine.

Sweet Action!

A Simp is a goon.
Class is really super cool.
I hope this thing works.
-A haiku by Jason Aceto.