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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Jersey Jazzman: Reformy Steve Perry Strikes Again

Jersey Jazzman: Reformy Steve Perry Strikes Again:


Reformy Steve Perry Strikes Again

Dear lord:



He's not an educator; he's "delivering a product," like a used car salesman. So he says you should pay teachers what they're worth, but then immediately says you should pay them "what you can afford to pay." You know, like a car: "Hey, I'll take that Lamborghini! I can afford to pay $500 for it, OK?"

Does this man really think the world works this way?

Reformy Steve says he can only make as much, in his capacity as a principal, as the community can afford to pay him. But he misses the question of whether our society is capable of putting much more money into education. He neglects to mention the fact that the wealthy, who are taking more of the money than they have in 100 years, are paying historically low taxes.