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Letter to the Editor
The Capital
Annapolis, MD


The band standing and posturing of the school board and administration over the future of Public Education in our county is still regrettably off the mark. These groups could, perhaps, accomplish something remarkable, if they would stop giving speeches and listen to the voices of the people they are supposed to serve.



No dedicated professional teacher finds the current state of affairs in our schools acceptable. The demands on these teachers have been increasingly devastating and destructive to their ability to teach. Changing schools into specialized factories with fancy names won't help. We are looking at yet another marketing facade, the impact of which will add more strain to a struggling system.



Students from our youngest through high school age, of every academic caliber, race, and cultural background are cheated by our county's compliance with standardization and the testing compulsions of NCLB structure. The business model suits no child in our county or our nation adequately because children, students, teachers are not product. Our students and our teachers deserve better than to be delivered education manufactured in a model dedicated to a powerful business interest and political posturing.



It is time to stop the never ending imposition of change in our schools and examine the quality of the existing changes. It is time to understand what parents, students and teachers are experiencing. The changes since NCLB have caused a great deal more harm than good in our schools.



Governor O'Malley should remember his promises at his Inaugural Youth Forum. Parents, students, and their teachers spoke passionately about the negative impact of county and state compliance with NCLB. You said you understood. You promised to help. When?



Stop the charade and begin the process of saving our public schools.