ImTheCaptain
I disagree with you
Yeah. A garbage man could have the same ideas, doesn't mean he's qualified for the job.
A wise man said earlier "we're 29th out of 195, what do we have to lose!?"
Yeah. A garbage man could have the same ideas, doesn't mean he's qualified for the job.
It was their cabinet pick.Our VP said it's the easiest vote he's ever cast.
I called Tillis and Burr before the vote, and I will call again tomorrow.
Our VP said it's the easiest vote he's ever cast.
Between the qualifications, her support for common core, and the campaign contributions, I have no idea how any conservatives can support this pick. It's as blindly partisan as it gets.
Conservative politicians are who we thought they were.
Tap out all you like. When you blame "teachers' unions" as some sort of monolithic evil, I'd think you would, you know, have facts to back up that point.
Teachers' unions are a problem in some states. They aren't in all states. That's why suggesting that teachers' unions are the universal reason things can't get better doesn't carry much weight.
And why are you so pissed off when people ask you questions? If you have a point, shouldn't it be able to withstand a little scrutiny?
I'm not pissed. I am just saying why mktake your point instead of the questions you already kno the answer to? It's patronizing.
I'm not pissed. I am just saying why mktake your point instead of the questions you already kno the answer to? It's patronizing.
I'm not talking about the politicians. They are scared of Trump. I'm talking about the conservatives in REAL America.
I'm not pissed. I am just saying why mktake your point instead of the questions you already kno the answer to? It's patronizing.
Say your friend Sheila invites you over to her house.
Sheila has just made a fresh pumpkin pie.
She offers you a slice.
You politely refuse, but she insists. She hands you the knife so you can take as big a piece as you like.
You start to cut and then ask, “Does it matter where I cut from?”
Sheila says, “No. Take whatever you want.”
You don’t like crust, so you cut a perfect triangle piece from the middle of the pie.
Sheila’s face reddens.
This wasn’t exactly what she meant, but what is she going to do? You took your slice, and now the rest of the pie is ruined. No one else can take a whole piece. Your choice has limited everyone else’s.
That’s what school choice does to public education.
It privileges the choice of some and limits the choices of others.
Advocates say parents should be able to choose the school their children attend.
And parents today do have many choices. About 90% send their kids to traditional public schools. Others home school, pay for private schools or opt for charter or voucher schools.
The problem comes with these last two options. In both cases, tax money meant to help all children is siphoned off for just one child. In the case of vouchers, tax money goes to pay part of the tuition at a private or parochial school. In the case of charters, we’re diverting tax money to a school that’s public in name but privately run.
That means less money for traditional public schools and more money for privately run institutions. That’s really what school choice is – a way to further privatize public schools.
Here is a good piece breaking down the problems with school choice:
https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2016/11/28/the-essential-selfishness-of-school-choice/
[h=1]The Essential Selfishness of School Choice[/h]
Why is the education establishment so afraid of being accountable to the stakeholders? Why fight the only meaningful leverage afforded to the people the system exists serve? In what other facet of our society--other than the DMV or the Bureau of Prisons---- does the end user get absolutely no choice? The fear is not confidence inspiring.