The Tax Vote!

With this whole economic problem, the school systems across America are suffering. Here in Florida...they are suffering a lot. I find it rather funny that education is one of the first things to loose money. If you think about it, without education, there will no future for America...which means we will continue to head in the direction we are going in. So, it came down to our county increasing the taxes on houses in order to keep teachers in the classroom. Now, and increase in taxes sounds bad, especially when financially, families are suffering...however, we aren't talking about a HUGE amount. It is basically $30 - $40 a year for most families. The school board passed the tax last night, which is awesome because that means that I wont loose my job in the fall, and even better, because that means the class sizes can stay down. I am appauled at the messages people are leaving online about the situation. I cant believe that people would want to see more studnets in the classroom...do these people really think their kids are getting the best education with 30 - 35 kids in a classroom. Some people will say...when I was a kid....yeah well when you were a kid, there wasnt kids throwing punches at other students, swearing at the teachers and other students like it was a normal vocabulary, and 6th graders who were having sex....face it people, times have changed!!! My classroom this year had 28 at the high point...this is a lot of kids. With all different reading levels and behavior levels...trying to reach all studnets is a struggle...I couldnt imagine having more kids....heck, they wouldnt have even fit in the classroom! For those people who honestly think that teachers do nothing and that we are such horrible people who just want summers off...I give you the chance to come to my classroom and teach just one lesson...heck I wont even say the whole day...because I doubt you would last! The tax increase means that our kids have a chance...that they can better our future...without those kids education, there is no future!!!