Even though he may me the most irrelevant rich guy on Earth, I can not help but note Michael Moore’s latest attempt at lucidity. I did say attempt because he did not achieve anything close to clarity. On June 1, 2009 Moore expressed his delight at the demise of General Motors, herein called Government Motors. He claims to be troubled by the expected loss of jobs, but he cannot hold back his elation.
Our local paper featured an article bemoaning a significant gap in PSSA (student proficiency) test scores throughout our local county. I know that you will find this hard to believe, but students in suburban school districts showed more proficiency than students in urban districts.
I have to admit that I only glanced at the headline and skipped the article. I figured it was just another article about how we need to increase spending in “distressed” school districts. Most of us have heard it all before. Simply throw more money at education to fix the problem right. It has worked really well so far.
