Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: yadda yadda

[Ruddick, T.R. (RUDDICK]

Molly expounded:

> (edit) I am NOT against paying taxes for public school education.

I was in danger of misinterpreting your remarks, thanks for clarification.
Your follow-up thoughts on this issue are provocative and will get me
thinking for a few days.

>I do volunteer in my town, about 40 hours/week, but I could never be a
school board member >without being a parent.

Don't know about your local politics.  My wife got elected to school board
despite violating several of the expectations (in particular, she spent
almost nothing).  If you're moved to serve in that capacity, why not file
your petitions, express your ideas, and give the public a chance to reject
you?  In my experience, a candidate who distinguishes herself from the field
by clearly communicating goals can succeed.  

(BTW, we did have the benefit of a child in school.  But many of our board
members don't.  Can't vouch, of course, for whether your community could be
similar.)
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