It is astounding how many people listen and take what they hear from these purveyors of mean-spiritedness as gospel. Deeper Than That Wells is but one town, in a large country of thousands of small rural and suburban communities who would prefer that the world remain outside their town limits. The shortcoming of its vision however, is much deeper than that. In its attempt at saving a penny, and preventing the staff from buying one more pencil or ruler than absolutely necessary, much respect has been lost. The Board, showing little respect for the teachers, lost respect for themselves.
Residents are concerned.
Knowing that a town's desirability can be judged in part, by the reputation of the school, property owners are fearing the teacher abduction episode will lower real estate values. It appears that good qualified instructors are difficult to find, especially when one considers the low wages and high disrespect many towns have for teachers. Based upon the proceedings of the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, Senator Reed's bill attempts to meet the impending teacher shortage of the future head on. Reed's office is alarmed by the loss of teachers. Over the next decade, the number of students entering America's education system will increase every year.