tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post3261179542456432413..comments2024-03-27T19:57:30.869-04:00Comments on Springfield Vermont News: School’s out for Springfield administrationSpringfield VT Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845498364686334900noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-53423943639848417922017-01-25T11:14:42.146-05:002017-01-25T11:14:42.146-05:00If you work for someone else (like most people) yo...If you work for someone else (like most people) you only pay a portion of your healthcare premiums; your employer pays the rest. Of course, you recieve lower wages as a result. If you own a business, or are self-employed, you pay 100%. What ISN'T RIGHT is that we are the only industrialized nation where people pay ANYTHING out of pocket for healthcare! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-66044437513418733582017-01-24T18:22:34.067-05:002017-01-24T18:22:34.067-05:00Just in, govener Scott says teachers pay only 15 p...Just in, govener Scott says teachers pay only 15 percent of their health insurance. I pay 100 percent. This is not right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-78996849882491202282017-01-23T09:11:49.575-05:002017-01-23T09:11:49.575-05:00Iam the child that wernt left beehind.Iam the child that wernt left beehind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-5047575838159830532017-01-23T08:40:12.276-05:002017-01-23T08:40:12.276-05:00There was a school consultant called in once to de...There was a school consultant called in once to deal with kids' attitudes towards substance abuse. He asked, "How many high school students are there in Vermont?" He was floored when he was told, "Seven thousand."<br /><br />"I've dealt with high schools that have more students than this state has!" he said.chuck gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-54737242652118124462017-01-22T19:25:36.497-05:002017-01-22T19:25:36.497-05:00There are probably many "home grown" pro...There are probably many "home grown" problems such as inadequate parenting, parental drug use, etc. that effect the Springfield school system. But the larger problem is at the state level. Of every state I have ever lived in, (seven in all) Vermont is the ONLY ONE with town school boards; all the others I've seen are at the county level. Given the state's relatively sparse Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-55576145270706004882017-01-22T17:01:30.642-05:002017-01-22T17:01:30.642-05:00As sarcastic as the above post is, it's not fa...As sarcastic as the above post is, it's not far off base. As an employer that's interviewed many, recent, SHS graduates and dropouts, I am shocked at what passes for education.<br /><br />My Grandmother received an 8th grade education over 100 years ago in a one room school house. Her academic skills exceeded the majority of SHS students. Springfield school system is a disaster and theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-83391750165460721822017-01-22T15:08:09.401-05:002017-01-22T15:08:09.401-05:00Our tax dollars were surely wasted on you!Our tax dollars were surely wasted on you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-22397123765696589652017-01-22T13:48:07.255-05:002017-01-22T13:48:07.255-05:00The techers ned rayses and the keds ned new kumput...The techers ned rayses and the keds ned new kumputrs , I no how it gos I jest gradeated frm their last yer. Soud hav askt for 30 miliun evn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-38167826718235847032017-01-22T11:05:22.569-05:002017-01-22T11:05:22.569-05:00And we will keep voting on it until it passes. And we will keep voting on it until it passes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com