What’s up, ’Doc’?
Editor, Daily News:
I attended a parent/teacher committee meeting where Superintendent Dennis Thompson spoke on issues facing Collier County Public Schools.
I was shocked by the superintendent’s positions on the teacher’s union contracts. He says he can abrogate them if the upcoming millage referendum isn’t passed.
He must be a pretty powerful, threatening guy. He even continued to say, “I could demolish this district, but I won’t,” unless the tax referendum passes.
Well, as a parent and supporter of this community, thanks so much.
Come to think of it, has anyone ever heard this guy say anything nice about the people who work for him?
The last insult he hurled on his visit to the school was that our schools have shown steady educational growth, but due to those nasty class-size amendments, we’ve had to hire “substandard teachers” to get there.
Hey, Doc, it is either one or the other. Thankfully the state of Florida says it is the former, not the latter.
Before we start threatening people’s livelihoods, I have questions. Let’s start with this: Why does the district continue to spend additional funds on technology and new instructional programs that no one at the school level asked for? Students can’t benefit from all the new technology if they don’t know the basics (that would be reading, writing and arithmetic).
Finally, if there are going to be any contracts abrogated (our School Board members seem to be experts at this; ask Ray Baker) then how about the ones that overpay Thompson and his advisers?
A.R., Naples
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To "A.R" in Naples --
I think you are a VERY big doo-doo head.
Signed,
Denni$ Thomp$on
Doctorite in Ed Psych
SUPERDUPERSTUPIDINTENDENT
