tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post116094793854162250..comments2007-03-22T19:06:14.708-04:00Ben Burdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06372169478978720740ben@eagle.caBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-1161706209740875432006-10-24T12:10:00.000-04:002006-10-24T12:10:00.000-04:00It seems rather pointless to elect trustees when the Province controls the budgets and everything else. <BR/><BR/>As already pointed out, the trustees don't seem to know they are there to represent the students and their families, not to promote and parrot the views of the overpaid administrators.<BR/><BR/>But that's been a problem for a long time - naive trustees sucked in by the flattery and phoney platitudes of senior management, who want nothing more than to control the trustees to do their bidding. <BR/><BR/>We need strong new representatives who won't fall for that game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-1161338591999616642006-10-20T06:03:00.000-04:002006-10-20T06:03:00.000-04:00We haven't had the luxury of seeing any candidates yet, thanks for the heads-upBen Burdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06372169478978720740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-1161338558639294702006-10-20T06:02:00.000-04:002006-10-20T06:02:00.000-04:00In response to your article on trustees.<BR/><BR/> <BR/><BR/>Allen McLennan may have the most colorful signs but in his world the sky can only be painted blue.<BR/><BR/>Word of the recent debate in the northern reaches has sparked a lot of tongue wagging. His view is that it is high time teachers started teaching again - by this he means kids need to start colouring in the lines again and not out of the box.<BR/><BR/>Why anyone would consider supporting a future trustee who, in a debate, slams teachers - slams administration - and anyone with a crayon in their hand is beyond me.<BR/><BR/>Looks like a Gilchrest in sheep’s clothes to me.<BR/><BR/>Yet another candidate with a platform framed around de-railing democracy through sheer arrogance and heavy-handed tactics.<BR/><BR/>While Jane Jenniga my be green and a little too naive - in the end - she may be our best defence at bringing some listening skills back to this elected post and placing kids and teachers first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com