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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Talking about Columbus City Schools right now and the elimination.
I believe it was thirty three positions, the majority of
which are our administration in their attempt to save what
they say they need to say, fifty million dollars off
their budget. I continue to contend and always will it
should start with the buses, and until that has dealt with,
(00:21):
I won't take anything else seriously. Or maybe that's just
me A two one ninety eighty six, Bob, you're on
six ten dou WTV at height.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Juck.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
I looked it up on Google AI and you know
you can trust that, and they said seventy seven million
dollars a year spent on transportation for the Columbus Public school.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
That would save your fifty dollars.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Pretty much take care of the debt if you eliminated
their buses. But one other point I wanted to add
was that busing started right around they started the Department
of Education under Jimmy Carter. So I think it was
nationalizing of school systems that they were shooting for, and
I think they ultimately got that.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
You know, that's that's not an out of bounds theory,
because yeah, having everybody, well you know they keep trying
to do things on a national level and uh uh
you remember when they tried to kick us off to
the metric system that didn't work, and then the concept
of new math and that really didn't work. Yeah. Yeah,
(01:31):
you only need to know what drug.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
You knew all about the metric system.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
They and you even gasoline? Bob. Do you remember going
to the gas station and they were trying to sell
gas by the leader.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
Oh yeah, it didn't last long at all. People thought
they were getting ripped off. I did well, thought they
were getting a good deal.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
I remember Dad going to Certified to fill up with
gas and U and he said, I don't know what
it is in leaders here, here's fifteen dollars. Just give
me fifteen dollars worth. Guess Oh that works in Europe maybe.
So that's why I'm here, buddy. I appreciate your Bob,
thanks very much for the call eight two one nine
at eighty six eight two one WTV. And let me
(02:14):
push that button again because I think I might have
broken the button. I don't want to leave that for
Mic in the morning. Who's next, Aaron, You're on six
ten DOUBLETV at hight.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
Hey, Chuck, great show, bro's hat, so that the last
caller kind of hit on I. You know, if it
was really about the kids, they would let a dose style,
you know, forensic accounting team coming there and tear things
apart and tell them where the waste is. I think,
(02:49):
a anti we don't want to end the Department of
Education culture trying to mix with a Hey, the Department
of Education is ending. Culture is just not getting along.
And I think though I do think the bussing, I
(03:12):
don't know if you could get rid of it, but
you could. I think you could greatly reduce it. You know,
at one time, believe it or not, Southern California, their
educational system was run by Republicans and it was awesome.
It was a great place to grow up. It was
a great place to go to school. Now I can't imagine.
(03:36):
I don't know anybody that's got kids out there anymore,
So I don't know what it's like, but I can't
imagine it's awesome. And I think Columbus has got the
same issue, but probably on a smaller scale, but still
millions of dollars worth of scale of waste and entitlement.
(03:58):
You know, you've got too many, you know, it's obvious
too much money going out and not enough money coming in.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Well, I don't think it's a bad idea erin for
any agency, department or whatever that is, uh that is
relying on taxpayer dollars to do what it does. I
don't think anybody should be skipped when it comes to
doze in the place and finding the waste.
Speaker 4 (04:22):
I agree. I think if if if are, if the
superintendent at city Schools was absolutely sure that her books
were driving, that's what you would do. And she would say, Hey, look,
but they don't.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
They don't, they don't, they don't.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
All they do they are, They're gonna find everybody. They're
gonna they're gonna quit busting our kids. Oh my god,
what are we gonna do? Hey, you know what, Chuck.
I never rode on a bus. My mom always figured
it out.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
I did that one year because they made me, but
that was it, and uh, and I didn't like it
at all. I'd much prefer to h to have walk
to school. And like I said, the distance between Hiltonia
and West War from my parents' house was pretty much
the same. So I don't know why they put me
on a bus. Air And I really don't. And the
the idea that you know I've I've heard people in
(05:14):
the pastco well, you would have had to cross broad
Street to get to westmore Well in order to get
to Hiltonia. I was crossing Sullivan Avenue and West Mound Street,
so that that didn't fly with me either. And I
got Jessica says here, you haven't said anything about the
radio station. I always say something about the radio station.
CLUBUS Board of Education has no need to own a
(05:35):
radio station. They don't do anything with it that is
that is affecting our children's education. It's just basically a
rebroadcast of the same stuff you can get on WOSU
and UH. And for the you know, the the school
board for the Board of Education to own radio station
doesn't make sense. WCB should be put on the market
and let some other education facility by the station, maybe
(05:57):
one that would actually teach broadcasting. The Lord knows we
could use that. Sorry, I'm just being honest, And let
me while I'm while I'm picking on the people in broadcasting,
let me also pick on the people in education. I
I I find it concerning, if not offensive, that people.
I'm not gonna call anyone out by name. I won't
single anybody out with people who are perhaps you know,
(06:19):
affiliated with education here in the city of Columbus or
anywhere for that matter, who get on television and and
and speak badly. You're there to educate our children. No
one will ever ask you a question that is not English.
How can you have risen to the level to what
you have risen in the process and say acts? How? How?
(06:44):
And you're educating our children? I yeah, I'm concerned about that.
That's what passes is being proficient. It's not just in
case you didn't know, or again, maybe that's just a
two one nine, eight eighty six. Uh, you just got
mystery man on here, So a mystery man. You're on
(07:05):
six nd WCV on Hype.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Hey, Chuck, first time caller, longtime listener.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
Well, thank you, I appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
Yeah, I just want to tell you I think your
subject matter is right to the point. And I think
that Lalli school districts, not just Columbus, they need to
look at the overall pitcher, you know, as far as
how their budgeting their money. They just don't look at
They keep raising taxes and people just keep paying that.
I think people are finally taxed to death. I mean
you see it everywhere. Sales tax, you know, income tax,
property tax. There's just too many taxes, and then accountability
(07:36):
doesn't come into play. There's a lot of people teaching
that probably shouldn't be teaching.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
I agree with that too, Not just the higher ups
I was complaining about just now, but those who are
actually in the classroom ground level that that. I'm sorry.
You know, speaking is primary. Even if you cannot master
the quadratic if quadratic equation in algebra two, you should
(08:02):
be able to speak correctly to to present yourself well.
And if the teachers can't do it, how do we
expect the students to do it?
Speaker 2 (08:12):
Absolutely? And as far as busting, I grew up in Michigan.
They're great straight up North.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
Oh, I'm so sorry, are you okay?
Speaker 2 (08:19):
Yeah? I don't take that game too serious. I love you, Chuck.
I don't take that game. That game too serious, you know,
but I like it. It's interesting, and I love the
Buckeye fans. I think they're great fans. I mean, I
root for the Big ten, period, but yeah, it's not
that big a definating to the subject matter. I think
that you know, a lot of these these parents are
(08:40):
out here. They're struggling, and I understand that, but it's
like you know, a lot of times, it's who you
vote for. You got to remember you may have some
social issues that you think are great, but you got
to look at the entire thing on that ballots you're
looking at, and then also go to PTA beds.
Speaker 4 (08:53):
How many?
Speaker 2 (08:53):
How many parents don't go to their kids PTA bings
to find out what's going on where the money is
being spent. There's probably programs and all school districts, not
just Columbus, where people are budgeting money and it's getting
wasted on stupid programs. I mean, I don't know, it's
frustrating to listen to the conversations on the radio. There's
got to be a solution. I think that people need
(09:14):
to just sit down and digest everything. But your busting
idea to get rid of the buses a right there
with you. I think that's a good idea.
Speaker 1 (09:22):
I'm sorry that you've never called before, because quite frankly,
I can tell you've listened while you sound a great
deal like I sound when I constantly tell you've got
to get involved, whether it's school board meetings, township trustee meetings,
your your homeowners association meeting, your area commission meeting, if
you live in the city, Get in there, look him
in the face, see what they're doing, Hear what they're doing,
raise your hand, ask questions and objective things that are objectionable.
(09:45):
Be involved. You can't just go home at night and
listen to me Randon go oh yeah. If you wanted
to change, you have to do something.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
That keeps them accountable. When you're accountable, you have a
little bit higher standard yourself. Hopefully you do. Therefore, you're
going to do the best at your job, whatever it is,
because you are hell accountable. But if you're not going
to these meetings and voting for the proper things, then
it's kind of your own fault. As a tax player.
It's like you've got to be concerned about everything, not
just your own issues. And sometimes you may have to
(10:14):
go to the other side of the to the left,
I'll say, to vote for some time that maybe you
really did want even though you didn't want to. But
also keep in mind when you do that, there's other
stuff that you not getting on the other side that
you should have got. So it's just it's it's not
that tough. But I think that our whole country as
a whole, the nation education system is broken. If you
(10:34):
look at stuff, all these standards of testing. We spend
so much money on that. How about we spend money
on just educating teachers the proper you know, basic skills
that we need to function in our country. You know,
not everybody's going to need trigonometry, They're just not. Not
everybody needs, you know, physical education, not everybody. I mean,
that's stuff that's important. And if you have a school
(10:57):
that specializes in those certain things and the kids can
go there. But on the bussing issue as a whole,
I think your spot on with get rid of the
actual busting itself because kids need.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
Exercise, appreciate the call. You are welcome here anytime, and
thanks for making tonight. You're a your maiden voyage. I
just you know, I think it's a it's a legitimate
concern and a very practical answer to a very big question.
And if the schools need more money, we need to
see results. We need to see a better state report card,
(11:29):
we need to see higher graduation numbers. We need to
see it. My involvement with my alumni association over at
West High School has allowed me to be inside the school,
and I've said before the current principal, doctor Roberts over
there is a dynamo and I'm seeing a lot of
good things happening in that school, socially and academically and
(11:50):
community involvement wise. And I'm hoping that the West High
School Cowboys could be a prototype for what can be.
But even if they set an example, somebody has to
be there to follow it, be willing to follow it,
get off their butts and follow it. And it all
(12:10):
starts with one person getting a little loud sometimes, I
guess
Talking about Columbus City Schools right now and the elimination.
I believe it was thirty three positions, the majority of
which are our administration in their attempt to save what
they say they need to say, fifty million dollars off
their budget. I continue to contend and always will it
should start with the buses, and until that has dealt with,
(00:21):
I won't take anything else seriously. Or maybe that's just
me A two one ninety eighty six, Bob, you're on
six ten dou WTV at height.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Juck.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
I looked it up on Google AI and you know
you can trust that, and they said seventy seven million
dollars a year spent on transportation for the Columbus Public school.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
That would save your fifty dollars.
Speaker 3 (00:45):
Pretty much take care of the debt if you eliminated
their buses. But one other point I wanted to add
was that busing started right around they started the Department
of Education under Jimmy Carter. So I think it was
nationalizing of school systems that they were shooting for, and
I think they ultimately got that.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
You know, that's that's not an out of bounds theory,
because yeah, having everybody, well you know they keep trying
to do things on a national level and uh uh
you remember when they tried to kick us off to
the metric system that didn't work, and then the concept
of new math and that really didn't work. Yeah. Yeah,
(01:31):
you only need to know what drug.
Speaker 3 (01:34):
You knew all about the metric system.
Speaker 1 (01:36):
They and you even gasoline? Bob. Do you remember going
to the gas station and they were trying to sell
gas by the leader.
Speaker 3 (01:45):
Oh yeah, it didn't last long at all. People thought
they were getting ripped off. I did well, thought they
were getting a good deal.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
I remember Dad going to Certified to fill up with
gas and U and he said, I don't know what
it is in leaders here, here's fifteen dollars. Just give
me fifteen dollars worth. Guess Oh that works in Europe maybe.
So that's why I'm here, buddy. I appreciate your Bob,
thanks very much for the call eight two one nine
at eighty six eight two one WTV. And let me
(02:14):
push that button again because I think I might have
broken the button. I don't want to leave that for
Mic in the morning. Who's next, Aaron, You're on six
ten DOUBLETV at hight.
Speaker 4 (02:23):
Hey, Chuck, great show, bro's hat, so that the last
caller kind of hit on I. You know, if it
was really about the kids, they would let a dose style,
you know, forensic accounting team coming there and tear things
apart and tell them where the waste is. I think,
(02:49):
a anti we don't want to end the Department of
Education culture trying to mix with a Hey, the Department
of Education is ending. Culture is just not getting along.
And I think though I do think the bussing, I
(03:12):
don't know if you could get rid of it, but
you could. I think you could greatly reduce it. You know,
at one time, believe it or not, Southern California, their
educational system was run by Republicans and it was awesome.
It was a great place to grow up. It was
a great place to go to school. Now I can't imagine.
(03:36):
I don't know anybody that's got kids out there anymore,
So I don't know what it's like, but I can't
imagine it's awesome. And I think Columbus has got the
same issue, but probably on a smaller scale, but still
millions of dollars worth of scale of waste and entitlement.
(03:58):
You know, you've got too many, you know, it's obvious
too much money going out and not enough money coming in.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Well, I don't think it's a bad idea erin for
any agency, department or whatever that is, uh that is
relying on taxpayer dollars to do what it does. I
don't think anybody should be skipped when it comes to
doze in the place and finding the waste.
Speaker 4 (04:22):
I agree. I think if if if are, if the
superintendent at city Schools was absolutely sure that her books
were driving, that's what you would do. And she would say, Hey, look,
but they don't.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
They don't, they don't, they don't.
Speaker 4 (04:40):
All they do they are, They're gonna find everybody. They're
gonna they're gonna quit busting our kids. Oh my god,
what are we gonna do? Hey, you know what, Chuck.
I never rode on a bus. My mom always figured
it out.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
I did that one year because they made me, but
that was it, and uh, and I didn't like it
at all. I'd much prefer to h to have walk
to school. And like I said, the distance between Hiltonia
and West War from my parents' house was pretty much
the same. So I don't know why they put me
on a bus. Air And I really don't. And the
the idea that you know I've I've heard people in
(05:14):
the pastco well, you would have had to cross broad
Street to get to westmore Well in order to get
to Hiltonia. I was crossing Sullivan Avenue and West Mound Street,
so that that didn't fly with me either. And I
got Jessica says here, you haven't said anything about the
radio station. I always say something about the radio station.
CLUBUS Board of Education has no need to own a
(05:35):
radio station. They don't do anything with it that is
that is affecting our children's education. It's just basically a
rebroadcast of the same stuff you can get on WOSU
and UH. And for the you know, the the school
board for the Board of Education to own radio station
doesn't make sense. WCB should be put on the market
and let some other education facility by the station, maybe
(05:57):
one that would actually teach broadcasting. The Lord knows we
could use that. Sorry, I'm just being honest, And let
me while I'm while I'm picking on the people in broadcasting,
let me also pick on the people in education. I
I I find it concerning, if not offensive, that people.
I'm not gonna call anyone out by name. I won't
single anybody out with people who are perhaps you know,
(06:19):
affiliated with education here in the city of Columbus or
anywhere for that matter, who get on television and and
and speak badly. You're there to educate our children. No
one will ever ask you a question that is not English.
How can you have risen to the level to what
you have risen in the process and say acts? How? How?
(06:44):
And you're educating our children? I yeah, I'm concerned about that.
That's what passes is being proficient. It's not just in
case you didn't know, or again, maybe that's just a
two one nine, eight eighty six. Uh, you just got
mystery man on here, So a mystery man. You're on
(07:05):
six nd WCV on Hype.
Speaker 2 (07:08):
Hey, Chuck, first time caller, longtime listener.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
Well, thank you, I appreciate it.
Speaker 2 (07:13):
Yeah, I just want to tell you I think your
subject matter is right to the point. And I think
that Lalli school districts, not just Columbus, they need to
look at the overall pitcher, you know, as far as
how their budgeting their money. They just don't look at
They keep raising taxes and people just keep paying that.
I think people are finally taxed to death. I mean
you see it everywhere. Sales tax, you know, income tax,
property tax. There's just too many taxes, and then accountability
(07:36):
doesn't come into play. There's a lot of people teaching
that probably shouldn't be teaching.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
I agree with that too, Not just the higher ups
I was complaining about just now, but those who are
actually in the classroom ground level that that. I'm sorry.
You know, speaking is primary. Even if you cannot master
the quadratic if quadratic equation in algebra two, you should
(08:02):
be able to speak correctly to to present yourself well.
And if the teachers can't do it, how do we
expect the students to do it?
Speaker 2 (08:12):
Absolutely? And as far as busting, I grew up in Michigan.
They're great straight up North.
Speaker 1 (08:16):
Oh, I'm so sorry, are you okay?
Speaker 2 (08:19):
Yeah? I don't take that game too serious. I love you, Chuck.
I don't take that game. That game too serious, you know,
but I like it. It's interesting, and I love the
Buckeye fans. I think they're great fans. I mean, I
root for the Big ten, period, but yeah, it's not
that big a definating to the subject matter. I think
that you know, a lot of these these parents are
(08:40):
out here. They're struggling, and I understand that, but it's
like you know, a lot of times, it's who you
vote for. You got to remember you may have some
social issues that you think are great, but you got
to look at the entire thing on that ballots you're
looking at, and then also go to PTA beds.
Speaker 4 (08:53):
How many?
Speaker 2 (08:53):
How many parents don't go to their kids PTA bings
to find out what's going on where the money is
being spent. There's probably programs and all school districts, not
just Columbus, where people are budgeting money and it's getting
wasted on stupid programs. I mean, I don't know, it's
frustrating to listen to the conversations on the radio. There's
got to be a solution. I think that people need
(09:14):
to just sit down and digest everything. But your busting
idea to get rid of the buses a right there
with you. I think that's a good idea.
Speaker 1 (09:22):
I'm sorry that you've never called before, because quite frankly,
I can tell you've listened while you sound a great
deal like I sound when I constantly tell you've got
to get involved, whether it's school board meetings, township trustee meetings,
your your homeowners association meeting, your area commission meeting, if
you live in the city, Get in there, look him
in the face, see what they're doing, Hear what they're doing,
raise your hand, ask questions and objective things that are objectionable.
(09:45):
Be involved. You can't just go home at night and
listen to me Randon go oh yeah. If you wanted
to change, you have to do something.
Speaker 2 (09:53):
That keeps them accountable. When you're accountable, you have a
little bit higher standard yourself. Hopefully you do. Therefore, you're
going to do the best at your job, whatever it is,
because you are hell accountable. But if you're not going
to these meetings and voting for the proper things, then
it's kind of your own fault. As a tax player.
It's like you've got to be concerned about everything, not
just your own issues. And sometimes you may have to
(10:14):
go to the other side of the to the left,
I'll say, to vote for some time that maybe you
really did want even though you didn't want to. But
also keep in mind when you do that, there's other
stuff that you not getting on the other side that
you should have got. So it's just it's it's not
that tough. But I think that our whole country as
a whole, the nation education system is broken. If you
(10:34):
look at stuff, all these standards of testing. We spend
so much money on that. How about we spend money
on just educating teachers the proper you know, basic skills
that we need to function in our country. You know,
not everybody's going to need trigonometry, They're just not. Not
everybody needs, you know, physical education, not everybody. I mean,
that's stuff that's important. And if you have a school
(10:57):
that specializes in those certain things and the kids can
go there. But on the bussing issue as a whole,
I think your spot on with get rid of the
actual busting itself because kids need.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
Exercise, appreciate the call. You are welcome here anytime, and
thanks for making tonight. You're a your maiden voyage. I
just you know, I think it's a it's a legitimate
concern and a very practical answer to a very big question.
And if the schools need more money, we need to
see results. We need to see a better state report card,
(11:29):
we need to see higher graduation numbers. We need to
see it. My involvement with my alumni association over at
West High School has allowed me to be inside the school,
and I've said before the current principal, doctor Roberts over
there is a dynamo and I'm seeing a lot of
good things happening in that school, socially and academically and
(11:50):
community involvement wise. And I'm hoping that the West High
School Cowboys could be a prototype for what can be.
But even if they set an example, somebody has to
be there to follow it, be willing to follow it,
get off their butts and follow it. And it all
(12:10):
starts with one person getting a little loud sometimes, I
guess
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