One of the things that make Johnson County schools so great is the level of parental involvement at the local level. So it is truly sad to see those same parents miss a golden opportunity to really make a difference for their children’s education quality by staying home for the primary election (8/2, Local, “Low turnout, minor glitch”).
It would have taken 20 minutes to stop by the election precinct to cast a vote for the Kansas Board of Education candidate that promised to stop playing politics with the science standards and get on with the real work of educating Johnson County kids, instead of constantly dragging the board down blind alleys of creationism and vouchers.
Barely 15 percent of Johnson County voters could spare 20 minutes to cast a vote for sanity in science education. Luckily the rest of Kansas voters realized the gravity of the situation and saved us complacent (lazy?) Johnson Countians from another round of debates that only serve to invite ridicule and scorn from science educators and practitioners across the country.
I only wish that those dedicated parents who provide hours of support in our schools had bothered to vote when it really counted.
Wendy Lund
Overland Park
I post this here only on the grounds of the title to the letter: Low turnout.
Preliminary results for MO voting is also showing a low voter turnout. So many important issues being decided by an average 18% of the registered voters. No matter how you feel about the election results, it’s a pretty dang sad statement about America.
I may not agree with you Wendy, but I understand what you’re saying. I’d rather see you happy after a 90% registered voter turnout.
Posted by: GCYL | August 09, 2006 at 04:53 PM