To the Editor,
The superintendent finally admitted one of his priorities is “preserving jobs.” He intends to keep adults and education professionals employed in this district. The hard truth is that’s not his job. His job is to educate our children. If he has to fire lazy employees and lousy teachers and counselors … so be it.
The education of our children and job preservation do not mix. These two goals go in opposite directions. Education should be treated like a business. Welfare through jobs belongs to the uneducated and incompetent, and they too can be helped by a good education or firm.
I remember a good friend of mine complaining about other people taking his/her job for cheaper pay. I told that person the solution was to get an education instead of going on welfare. In the end, I noticed that person did want to make an effort to better himself/herself.
The philosophy I believe this superintendent practices is welfare – welfare through jobs for the adults and welfare for our children through a bad education.
To all readers: Don’t remind me this district received a “Recognized” rating, because if you do I will inform you and show you the state lowered the bar and this district benefitted from it.
Also, the state came out with a recent report showing the district had a high expenditure rate. It was dismissed for being two years old. Well, I have news for you, this year appears to be higher with less students. But since shame is absent in these leaders, nothing will be done unless the state sends less welfare money. Then they will want credit for reducing expenditures.
Today, I end with this: I noticed no one has written about these problems with the school district or the police department. Have you forgotten this is your school district and your police department? Has this community embraced a Mexican style government with a Mexican style education? We are already teaching our children in Spanish. What is next? The Mexican Constitution?
Santiago Perez
San Benito
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A Concerned Citizen
May 6, 2011 at 12:40 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
People don’t listen to anything you have to say anymore, sir. It should be obvious to everyone by now that you are merely background noise, with nothing meaningful to say. Sure, you keep the SB News busy reading your nonsensical rants, but that is about the sum of it. Get a life.
Concerned Parent
May 15, 2011 at 8:28 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Mr. Perez, you are correct, that is the way the school district is run. I applaud you for seeing reality, while others are content with sitting back and letting our future, our children becoming less and less educated. Then they go to college and cannot make it, or it takes them twice as long to graduate because they do not have the knowledge they need to pass the classes. Now, let’s band together and make a difference. Bring the people of San Benito together so our children can get the education they deserve. BC is the prime example of how schools should be managed.
To the concerned citizen: Are you one of those lazy teachers that does not care about anything else but keeping a job so you kiss up or are you just interested in keeping a paycheck and sit back and say nothing, do nothing, or are you one of their relatives, or even the superintendent? Because Mr. Perez is correct and you will soon see that… Citizens of San Benito, awaken, it is our children that are being wronged. Step up and speak out. Its time for a change, and that change is now. God Bless
Luna Moon
February 2, 2012 at 8:55 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
You don’t even make good background noise anymore. Why does the SB News still continue to print your incoherent ramblings, I’ll never know.
howard johnson
February 4, 2012 at 11:55 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Maybe he’s (superintendent) just adressing one thing at a time preserve jods(retension) first then work on educateing the children next. He’s putting on one boot at a time.
Mr Perez is is absolutely right he summonded it all up on the fist paragraph. The rest of his letter was very articulate.