HOW ABOUT EDUCATION? A thought...

With the CORVID-19 going about and changing things a bit, it seems to me that life could be better once we are ready to attain our old ways.

One of the things I notice is the change in how we can educate our children and maybe make it a little better. Today the kids are homeschooled, they are having parents teach and many more are learning online, teachers and school systems tapping into the ability to teach remotely. With the cost of maintenance of school buildings, the landscaping, and salaries that the taxpayer must carry, it is very expensive, as school taxes rise yearly to the point that the governor of New York State, Andrew Cuomo has put a cap on increases from year to year.

What if there was one administration building that oversaw the educations of the many students residing on Long Island? From this administration building one teacher who taught, for example, 3rd graders, one taught 4th graders, etc. What you would have is a far cheaper reach in how many children you can reach with a minimum of expense to the taxpayer, everyone getting the same education. Perhaps we still have sports according to districts where the kids report to a field or gym to have their practices, and games, maintaining a team spirit for each district?

Think of the insurance payments annually that would be so much lower, the cost of utilities and maintenance that would disappear from the school taxes. It would allow townships to increase services for the better and still not inflate the school taxes.

School socialization could be available online and after school would still be possible.
Many school clubs could still take place and I think that the best of all would be the increase of information for the student to access the Internet.

The Internet is a tool that we are all familiar with, we go to work on it now, the nation is already using it to teach and learn, why not perfect it even better. Or economy both nationally and locally would transform into something more productive, and even places of worship could maintain less brick and mortar and still reach the faithful without so much maintenance and fundraising. The outreach programs would still have an effect and it would all come down to a computer or I-pad or laptop only, something that could be deducted at tax time and be required to own by law.