On Nov. 4 many of us are going to vote yes or no to our proposed school referendums. I don’t have the answer for you, but after teaching 40 years, 15 in private and 25 years in public high schools, I have some thoughts.

1. Children learn because parents have taken the time from age 3/4 through 4th or 5th grade to foster an ability and love of reading, and basic math skills. This is done on a regular almost daily basis; not every couple of weeks.

2. As a student is in middle and high school their peer group is very important. Parents should monitor their child’s peer group.

If there is little or no push/help from home to improve student performance more money may or may not be the answer.

John Heller, North St. Paul

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