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As Benjamin Franklin once said in a letter to the ministers of England, “An ancient Sage valued himself upon this, that tho’ he could not fiddle, he knew how to make a great City of a little one. ... ”
I, as Franklin before me, wish to address all Legislators who have the responsibility of creating the laws, and providing the funding for an extensive Educational institution which seem to have become troublesome to govern. ... In the first place, you must surely agree that a great Educational System is (to paraphrase Franklin) like a great cake, is easily diminished at the edges. ... So do not create uniform pay for educators throughout your state instead allow the district’s to pay educators what they want. It is always better to keep the “best” in the State’s Capitol and allow the hinterlands to fend for themselves. ... Make sure that as friendly, wealthy, and charitable institutions come forward showering your educational institutions with technological, curricular benefits, and amenities that you count this money as contributions you would have made yourself and therefore sparing you from having to further deplete the state coffers. ... It is a smart thing to evade the burden of technology costs of your educational system. ... Surely, an educational institution has qualified teachers with the knowledge and ability to setup, maintain, secure, and run complex technology networks, that in many cases rival that of medium to large companies. ... Offer subsidiary monies that do not nearly cover the expense of support, to present a state that will not jeopardize the entire investments made by you and the gracious institutions. ... Don’t ever commit yourself to making your public educational institutions the best in the country. ... However great your higher education institutions are doing in creating new educators to replace those who retire, change professions for more pay, or transfer to other states (for higher pay), make sure to always keep public school wages well below the national average and especially below the States on your borders. ... This will promote an attitude across your state that “the grass is greener on the other side of the fence.
Approximate Word count = 1759
Approximate Pages = 7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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