Dear Editor,
Reading last week’s news the Clarkston Community Schools was hiring more techno staff and a publicity flak was dismaying (“New admin hires for schools,” Nov. 23).
Progenitors of techno oriented instruction, British firm Pearson PLC, is losing money as their profit dog “Common Core” fails to hunt. Some of their apps more than fill tablet devices and crash systems before Johnnie or Janie could learn their lessons. Then, comes the testing, where the company is paid dearly. Common Core is not just an educational failure, but a money loser as well.
As for public relations, if Clarkston Schools parents, who number in the thousands, aren’t enough to tout the district then there indeed is a problem that may remain unsolved even with spending on a person to manage it. People who populate these positions in public schools push millage increases. Clarkston Schools is awash in money from the most recent windfall, and still in tremendous debt. Hiring more?
In short, let me suggest two courses of study from Clarkston School grads.
Chiropractic for all the stooped posture resulting from bending and staring into computer screens and smart phones. Secondly, psychology holds a future to help all the snowflakes with their addictive dependency on technology.
Many are in need of a check, a reality check. Don’t believe me? Try taking a student’s smart phone.
Robert Namowicz
Clarkston