I was annoyed enough with the tone of his comments and the level of ignorance he showed to write to him of our family's experience with a local school that is part of the National Heritage Academies group.

I wrote that our experience with this charter school was very positive.  Our children received a first-rate education, the teachers were motivated and positive, and the principal, secretaries, and even the janitorial staff were helpful, courteous, and got things done when they needed to be done.

I said that he (Mr. Dillon) was wrong about charter schools, and that we needed more of them in Michigan, not less.

A couple of weeks later I received a call from Mr. Dillon thanking me for my letter, and for my support of his position.  He said that he was pleased that I was on his side.