TOLL ROAD WARRIOR

I would like to suggest to Poole that his next focus be the privatization of our public school system. If all primary and secondary schools were privately owned and operated, they could compete with one another for excellence in curriculum and instruction. This system would force schools to develop specific standards of performance and accountability (“production” in the business world) and may motivate parents to become more involved. By operating as a business, a privatized school system would reward our excellent teachers, weed out poor teachers and provide incentives for new teachers to become excellent teachers. Where would the money come from? From the school taxes we now pay. Good education is a right, not a privilege.

CAMILLE D’ESOPO, Lomita