Teaser Tuesday

Oh, baby.

Time for the Tuesday Teaser. Again the reminder of what this is all about. We are asked to:

• Grab your current read.
  
• Let the book fall open to a random page.
  
• Share two teaser sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.
  
• Share the title of the book that the “teaser” comes from, so people can find the book if they like the teaser.
• And again remember – avoid spoilers.

Giving money to the school system is like giving money to a bum on the street: It might briefly feel rewarding, but deep down you know they're not going to spend it wisely because they never have. In the case of the bum, your dollar is likely going to support some global distillery, while in the case of our schools, your dollar is going to support some politician's agenda.

Schools now enjoy four times more money than they did in the 1960s. Have they gotten four times better? No, they have not. Have math and reading skills improved? No, they have not. Have graduation rates improved? No, they have not. Do you think throwing even more money at the problem will improve all that? No, it will not -- though the teachers' union will probably send you a Christmas card.

The U.S. census bureau reports that we spend an average of $9,138 per public school student in 2005-2006. Other estimates claim the real number is actually at least double that amount. Either way, that's some serious money and we should demand some serious results. But we're not getting them.

from ARGUING WITH IDIOTS by Glenn Beck.

Food for thought... and then do something about it.



Much love,
PK the Bookeemonster