Letter: Help, don’t hurt
Editor, Daily News:
Because of his imperious, autocratic managerial style, Superintendent Dennis Thompson may have made himself less popular in Collier County than Genghis Khan was in Rome or Oliver Cromwell in Ireland. Hopefully, like a fine wine, he’ll improve with age. We’ll see.
However, if the citizens of Collier County vote against the tax referendum to get back at Thompson, they will be doing a great disservice to the students and teachers. It will not hurt Thompson at all. He is already on schedule to receive his salary of $253,000 and there is nothing you can do about that! That is a result of the buffoonery of the School Board.
By voting for the referendum, you will not be raising your taxes. You will be allowing the school system to use money in our capital fund — a fund for building more schools or renovating existing structures — for things like teachers’ salaries, school bands, athletics and other operating costs.
To vote "no" on the referendum is to vote to hurt the students and the teachers who work every day to help them reach their potential.
Perhaps this is the time to remember the aphorism of Aristotle: "The future of a nation depends on the education of its youth."
As a teacher who is about to retire after 41 years in the classroom, I will benefit little from your vote. However, children and other teachers will benefit much. On Tuesday, do the right thing and vote "yes."
T.A.B., Lely High School, Co-chairman, SOS (Save Our Schools)
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To "T.A.B." --
I think you are a very, very, VERY big doo-doo head.
Signed,
Denni$ Thomp$on
Doctorite in Ed Psych
SUPERSTUPIDINTENDENT
