tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post115685135178884897..comments2023-12-29T05:24:43.830-06:00Comments on Kay Brooks: Absentee landlordsKay Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1156979553673620752006-08-30T18:12:00.000-05:002006-08-30T18:12:00.000-05:00While we are at it, could we please also choose a ...While we are at it, could we please also choose a Mayor from the best possible people and not just those willing to live in the county???? The current crop of candidates leaves a lot to be desired. I know we could get some better ones from Williamson CountyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1156940301056332432006-08-30T07:18:00.000-05:002006-08-30T07:18:00.000-05:00An awkward transition, but I'll bite- while the pa...An awkward transition, but I'll bite- while the pay system might keep some from even entering the profession- a national issue- the pay scale isn't keeping teachers from Metro and district 5 schools. The conditions- class size and discipline problems- are the real deterrent. Rather than saying "I know there are problems, but here's some extra money if you come here and get test scores up," students would be better served by actually ameliorating the conditions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1156934456360754482006-08-30T05:40:00.000-05:002006-08-30T05:40:00.000-05:00I'd love to choose from the best teachers availabl...I'd love to choose from the best teachers available. However, we currently have a pay system that prevents us from hiring 'the best' without paying a premium for the mediocre also.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1156915085678430832006-08-30T00:18:00.000-05:002006-08-30T00:18:00.000-05:00As long as the children of the public school syste...<I>As long as the children of the public school system will run the world I have to live in</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, good point- why we all have a vested interest in public schools- and why we all pay taxes to support "the world we live in"- not just "tuition" if our own kids attend. And yes, we absolutely have to watch how they spend it.<BR/><BR/><I>I'll continue to work toward getting them a consistently good and safe education.<BR/></I><BR/>Good- but please let us choose from the best teachers available- not just the ones willing to live in our county. Perhaps it should be an ideal to have all metro employees living in county- but not something that is forced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1156902009368319002006-08-29T20:40:00.000-05:002006-08-29T20:40:00.000-05:00I'll explain one more time. As long as it takes my...I'll explain one more time. As long as it takes my money and my vote to run the school system I have the right to participate in the process as fully as the law allows. If you disagree with the law--work on changing it. <BR/><BR/>As long as the children of the public school system will run the world I have to live in--I'll continue to work toward getting them a consistently good and safe education.<BR/><BR/>County employees who take tax money to other counties shouldn't be surprised that I, and others, would object to that money leaving our community in such great quantities. Money that could be used to improve our county and our schools. Services that would more likely be forced to change if they were here having to live with it all too.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1156900401188479582006-08-29T20:13:00.000-05:002006-08-29T20:13:00.000-05:00Hello Pot, this is the kettle, you're black!Saying...Hello Pot, this is the kettle, you're black!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Saying that out of county employees are absentee landlords and have no business or committment to Nashville is similar to saying, <BR/><BR/>"I home school my kids, but I want to run the public schools."<BR/><BR/>Try for consistency if you're going to hold yourself out as a pundit.<BR/><BR/>Don't tell my kids how to swim unless you're willing to throw yours into the pool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1156898651234032982006-08-29T19:44:00.000-05:002006-08-29T19:44:00.000-05:00Metro employees also deserve to live in the best h...Metro employees also deserve to live in the best homes and neighborhoods their money can buy--even if that means living in another county where $150,000 buys you more than a rundown ranch home in a so-so neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1156854264839727792006-08-29T07:24:00.000-05:002006-08-29T07:24:00.000-05:00Metro employees aren't indentured servants- they s...Metro employees aren't indentured servants- they should be free to live where they choose. We should want the best employees possible, period. Let the real estate market take care of itself in the free market; let's not use government red tape to bolster it. I'm surprised at the people calling for big government in this way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com