Constant divisiveness in the community

By: | Inside NoVA
Published: February 27, 2008

So what in the world is wrong with new math? It is better and faster than the old way. I am 62 years old and have been using it all of my life with great success.

Generally people don’t like change. There was a time when most people thought the world was flat and a person was chastised for thinking otherwise. Another time people laughed when they saw the automobile and told the drivers they should get a horse.

I see this as less about new math and the cost of education (which is not much different regardless of the way you teach math) and more about dividing our community over still another issue. First it was immigration now it is education next it will be ... you guess what. I guarantee you it will be something.

The tone within our community comes from the leadership at the top. I have lived in Woodbridge for more than 30 years and have never seen so much ill will and divisiveness as there is here today.

Creating distractions, confusion, resentment and hate only serve to undermine civility and the majority of the residents of Prince William County.

We can do so much better.

GREGG REYNOLDS
Woodbridge