For so many years, I have been told that I was against education because I compared what we spent for education and what we got in return.

After reading the [commentary] in the Dec. 11 edition titled, “No method to Maine’s education madness,” by Aynne Ames, I knew all along I was on the right track.

The “new teachers’ certification program” held in such reverence by the Maine Department of Education is, according to her, a process whereby the mediocre educator is assured lifetime job security at the expense of the sutdents and many gifted teachers.

That’s what I’ve been saying all along! If a mediocre teacher receives $30,000 a year, even if you pay him or her $100,000, you still have a mediocre teacher.

Thank you, Aynne Ames, for your [commentary]. Because you are a concerned teacher, perhaps someone will listen. The children are out most prized possession.

Too many people are afraid of this sacred cow, and by being so, are detrimental to their own children.

Check your SAT scores. Maybe teachers should be tested, not the children. If teachers can’t pass, how do you expect the children to? Money McGibbon Millinocket