I read a column by Mark LaFlamme in the Aug. 30 issue about how much he hated going back to school.

The more I read the article, the hotter under the collar I became.

First, he used language in the article that, in my opinion, was very offensive to teachers and to people who actually enjoy learning new things and look forward to new beginnings.

Second, if he had done less spitball shooting and placing of tacks in other’s chairs, then maybe he would have learned to write a little better, be a lot more respectful of others, and could actually be writing more meaningful articles for your paper, other than most of the garbage he writes.

I hope I speak for all educators when I say that we are not “old people” wearing sweater vests, or people in need of a lobotomy.

It is a fact that, in Singapore, teachers make more money than doctors. Why? Because teachers taught doctors what they know!

Another letter to the editor said it best recently: your paper is becoming a Mark LaFlamme showcase, which, in my eyes, is bringing the quality of your paper down.

Brant Remington, Lewiston