Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,
After many centuries of educating students in Weld County, Greeley-Evans School District 6 struggles to determine if Cameron Elementary School and Maplewood Middle School should close their doors. When deciding to close a school, District 6 first needs to think of the students, before the budget. Understandable cuts need to be made across the board in education, but over filling the schools and laying off teachers can be a major down fell to the Greeley-Evans community.
Yes, we are all in a budget down fall and this causes a distress on education. The question arises should society punish the students by overcrowding schools and giving the students less individual time? District 6 would be saving more money by closing Cameron Elementary school and Maplewood Middle school, but in the end the students get the short end of the stick.
The students had an opportunity to share their personal thoughts through writing letters to the District 6 Board of Education. However, from experience the board members solemnly care very little of the students letters and will make the overall decision. Citizens must remember society is in a recession, historically the United States of America has defeated recessions in the past and the pattern will continue to cycle.
It all boils down to two choices for the District 6 Board of Education to consider regarding the closer of two schools. The choices that need to be measured are the budget cuts or the importance of student’s education.



Dear Editor,
After being one of the largest publishers, Macmillan introduces a new software program that digitally edits textbooks for college professionals, called DynamicBooks. When deciding to use this program Professors first need to consider the students, before technology. This raises many questions regarding the popularity of DynamicBooks, copyright laws, and the student’s desires.
Authors spend several years writing their book to perfection, therefore would an author accept possible changes to their work, which could affect DynamicBooks to have limited digital textbooks. Additionally, would you allow someone to pick apart your book? Textbooks have copyright laws as a result it would be against the law for a Professor to use their work without a citation.
Yes, University Professors can benefit from DynamicBooks, but will the students. When students enter their core classes’ students are less likely to sell their text books. Later on in their careers the students can easily access their book, if they have questions or concerns. Will the DynamicBooks allow for this access to happen easily? The book is cheaper when purchased through DynamicBooks; however the book will only be available through an electronic device.
Historically paper and pencil have been the norm, but in the twenty-first century computer and electric devices appear to be the new norm. This leads to the issues of the economic down fall and the cost of computers and electric devices. Apparently the fundamentals of education have been forgotten and the new age of education has begun.