With MPS and WEAC complaining about how tight budgets have been for decades and we need to pony up more dollars to pay to keep programs like Art, Music, and Sports going, I found another reason why some people think MPS and WEAC spends and wastes money on a regular basis. In the online version of the MSJ the headline reads “Water's fine for figuring” the tagline is “School uses pool to make kids comfortable with numbers” The story is about how one school is using swimming in a pool to help kids learn math. “Like little Jacques Cousteau’s, the children show no fear as they dive for fish, sea horses and other exciting treasure. “ Nice spin by the writer.“As they splash around in one of the state's only elementary school pools, the 4-year-olds at Milwaukee's Gaenslen School are learning the basics of two skills that would frighten many adults five times their size: swimming and math.” “Gaenslen has a particularly high population of students with special needs, about 40%, many of whom also receive therapy in the pool.” Ok, more spin. While at first glance this is a good idea on the surface, What the ‘reporter’ glanced over was that MPS spent money on a pool while complaining the district was having financial difficulties. The question is why MPS thought it was a good idea to spend money on a swimming pool in an elementary school instead of using that money for things like books, supplies for the children, or other essential educational equipment. I do see that some of the children need therapy but MPS should not be in the business of medical therapy they should stick to the educational needs of the students.
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