Dear Editor,

I'm here this morning with you because I'm worried and concerned about the county, the state and the country. Specifically, the educational system, I feel, is the most important organization for us to concentrate on. I say that because our children are the ones we turn the reins of leadership over to, as age requires. In so doing we must always pursue the most superior teachings, guidelines and incentives that we can think of. We still have a good system, but I think we'll all agree, that it can use a great deal of improvement. How to improve anything, one must have better ideas of accomplishment than presently exist! Mr. Hackworth's idea of new and better schools is only half of the solution. The other half is for us to develop programs containing incentives to motivate children to learn as much as they can.
I came here, I feel, with an idea and plan which I think will excite and motivate our school children better than anything that has ever existed.
I shall begin by saying that “hypothetically” the bond passes and the school board will have $24 million dollars of our tax money to work with.
I'm here to say that our children are worth way more to spend money on than those buildings! However, to compromise I think $12 million of the money should go to the children in the following manor:
1. Since there are “approximately” 4,600 children in Mineral County, mathematics shows that each student would be eligible for 2,608.
2. The homeroom teacher of each student would record the answer of one out of the many problems taught, at the end of every school day. The students would be instructed to record and review these end of the day problems until the end of 168 day school year arrives.
3. To receive the money the students would have to produce the proper answers to 168 problems on a test that would be given to them.
4. The percentage of proper answers would determine the amount of money each student would receive.
5. All the money from shortcomings of the tests would be applied to special ed classes.
Folks, this is open for adjustment, but I think it's a good plan!
Thank you,
Nick Boinovych