Re: small schools should not

On 8/08/09, leave us alone. wrote:
> Small schools should not be force to consolidate
> into a larger corporation...even if the governor thinks it
> would be easier on him..and Tony B.
I grew up in southeastern Indiana over 50 years ago. They
consolidated our small high schools into one "large" high
school for the entire county many decades ago. The same
displeasure was shown by people back then, and believe it or
not, it was the right thing to do for the kids. It makes sense
to keep the smaller elementary schools and even middle schools,
but when the rural high schools are so small that the offerings
for students are so slim, it takes away opportunities for those
kids to be able to be successful and prepared for college. I
had a Purdue roommate who lived in southern Ohio and her son's
high school offered TWO science courses for the entire school.
That's not right. The labs and texts were so old and
underfunded that I probably had better science lessons in my
elementary parochial school in the 50's.

No, change is never easy for anyone, but sometimes it is
necessary and one needs to find the value in the long run that
makes it better for kids in today's world. Sorry, I was not
supportive of your comment.