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all in this together wrote on Apr 22, 2008 2:18 PM:
Coomon Sense, So you are telling people who have already had their kids go throught the school system to reject the idea of helping other kids to go through?
Your talk about the education system being part of a welfare state runs contrary to the widely accepted principle that giving kids an education creates responsible citizens, contributes to our economy and society, and helps prevent kids from going on welfare. Your proposal hardly equates to "common sense".
Your talk about the education system being part of a welfare state runs contrary to the widely accepted principle that giving kids an education creates responsible citizens, contributes to our economy and society, and helps prevent kids from going on welfare. Your proposal hardly equates to "common sense".
analyst wrote on Apr 22, 2008 2:01 PM:
Marvin McConoughey - Perhaps the figures cannot be extrapolated because the designs of the new schools have not been done, thereby complicating the equations which would be formulated based on percentage of passive technologies utilized, actual systems proposed in response to RFP's for construction bids, building layout, insulation technologies employed, as well as other factors.
Regarding the existing structures: I would again assume that similar complications, in conjunction with parallel system and structural improvements, would affect the end calculations. Pesky details! Suffice it to say that newer technologies are vastly more efficient than those of the 1950's.
Regarding the existing structures: I would again assume that similar complications, in conjunction with parallel system and structural improvements, would affect the end calculations. Pesky details! Suffice it to say that newer technologies are vastly more efficient than those of the 1950's.
Marvin McConoughey wrote on Apr 22, 2008 10:37 AM:
In this era of dangerous global over-population, Common Sense's post is reasonable and timely.
The district has failed to do its homework. Per the report, "If those repairs take place, savings in heating could be realized, Ford said, though he couldn’t say how much." Ford should most certainly be able to say how much heating savings would be achieved, within a few percentage points of error. SMACNA is an organization that provides many, many, analytical formulas that can be applied. Heat loss calculations can be performed on ducting changes, and the differences in heating efficiency of the old and new plants can be compared to determine consumption differentials. If Ford doesn't know, what is the analytical base upon which the heating system is proposed to be updated?
The district has failed to do its homework. Per the report, "If those repairs take place, savings in heating could be realized, Ford said, though he couldn’t say how much." Ford should most certainly be able to say how much heating savings would be achieved, within a few percentage points of error. SMACNA is an organization that provides many, many, analytical formulas that can be applied. Heat loss calculations can be performed on ducting changes, and the differences in heating efficiency of the old and new plants can be compared to determine consumption differentials. If Ford doesn't know, what is the analytical base upon which the heating system is proposed to be updated?
Common Sense wrote on Apr 22, 2008 8:52 AM:
Solution to school money problems is:
Let the families that have kids going to school pay MORE either by property tax bond or registration fee! People that have no kids or kids outside of the going to school age, shouldn't be responsible for the families that have them PERIOD! Maybe this welfare state would do better financially with LESS kids in this state too!
BottomLine: IF you want kids you have to PAY for them PERIOD! If you can't afford to PAY for them, don't have them PERIOD! Simple...
Let the families that have kids going to school pay MORE either by property tax bond or registration fee! People that have no kids or kids outside of the going to school age, shouldn't be responsible for the families that have them PERIOD! Maybe this welfare state would do better financially with LESS kids in this state too!
BottomLine: IF you want kids you have to PAY for them PERIOD! If you can't afford to PAY for them, don't have them PERIOD! Simple...
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