Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Keep Our Kids In Jasper!

Around my neighborhood lately I've been seeing signs that say "Keep Our Kids In Jasper!" In Plano, schools are divided a little differently. Schools are seperated into ninth and tenth grade as the high schools, and then the senior high schools are just eleventh and twelfth grade. Plano is in this big ordeal right now trying to re-zone the district, meaning some middle school kids will be going to a different 9/10 high school. I went to Jasper High School, which is one of the dorkier, higher test score, high schools. This change would have some kids going to less dorky, not quite as high scores, high schools. This is my problem with it. Are parents really going to complain about which plano school their kid goes to? First of all, Plano ISD is one of the top school districts in the nation. I highly doubt that if your kid goes to a different school for ninth and tenth grade that their education will suffer. Second of all, even if the other high schools have lower test scores than Jasper, that doesn't mean they are low. They are still considerably high compared to other schools and districts. Third of all, is it really necessary to make a website (www.keepourkidsatjasper.org), and put signs in your yards? Do these people really have a right to complain about this? There are people in the world who would kill for an education, and some people here are worried about which plano school their kid will be attending. Seems to me like some people either have too much time on their hands, or seriously need a reality check. Your kid is growing up in Plano, Texas, which was voted as one of the top 10 places to grow up in the nation. Your kid lives in a great neighborhood, and gets a great education. Don't you think sometimes we could afford to stop complaining?

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