We already know the insidiousness of unions in whatever they touch, hopefully one of the faithful stumble by and see this. via Hot Air……

Question: If schools are under local control via local school boards why can’t the school board close down all the schools, fire all the teachers and reopen the schools as charter schools?

IdrilofGondolin on February 11, 2013 at 5:07 PM

The school system is actually run by the state. Local boards just administer the state’s regulations at that level. That’s why any change like this would have to occur at the state level.

It’s not as simple as ABC my fellow conservatives.

Don L on February 11, 2013 at 3:45 PM

Sure it is. Privatize the schools and let the money flow to the best solution. Every issue you pointed to would be solved in short order. That is the beauty of free markets. My wife is a public school teacher and a darn good one. She gets paid the same salary as the crappy teachers.

Government by its very nature cannot keep up with a vibrant changing culture. Sclerotic regulations are never going to fix the system.

If we had real GOP leaders a fair and balanced press, this information would be common knowledge.

Such a shame.

BKeyser on February 11, 2013 at 2:51 PM

FIFY

Now people blame testing processes not the real culprit.

The problem is that parents are clueless about the effect public schools have on their kids. I talk to so many conservative parents who wonder why their kid is a liberal after sending them to a public school for 7-8 hours a day 5 days a week. Guess who is influencing them? (hint: It’s not you!)

If you are a parent who thinks your public school is different and can teach your kids right, the evidence (counting the number of kids leaving schools without even the basic understanding of our history, economics, and values) proves your public school is just as bad!!

Learning begins at home. Teach your children at home.

Question: If schools are under local control via local school boards why can’t the school board close down all the schools, fire all the teachers and reopen the schools as charter schools?

It’s not as simple as ABC my fellow conservatives.

Don L on February 11, 2013 at 3:45 PM

As my favorite manager used to say, “Don’t come to me with problems, come to me with solutions.” This video exposed problems and suggested solutions (performance pay, school choice, etc).

I would be very interested in the suggestions by a school union president, who was in a position to effect change, but…

By the way, most of my relatives have been teachers… sisters, parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents… from elementary school, to high school, to college. Some even served in administrative positions. Just to warn you (since I can smell BS).

But seriously, what is your suggestion to improving things that you weren’t able to try in your teacher union president position…

a. social cultural political corruption
b. these are not the same children as our parents day.
c. society abused teachers for years-underpay and substituting benefits in lieu of a fair salary.It backfired and now society is blaming teachers.
d.evaluation? No teacher gets to pick their class -and administrators invoke punishment by loading up (the conservative teachers maybe?)
e.Tenure is not absolute, but only fair dismissal procedures, and protection against politically powerful parents revenge and John Boehner type administrators.
d.Today’s teachers–many good, many rotten, many spoiled–are but the product of corrupt social constructs and liberal indoctrinators who hold the power over their degrees.
If the right forces accountablilty by class results-too many leftist administrators will cull out the few solid conservatives who speak out, and it will get even worse.

It’s not as simple as ABC my fellow conservatives.

Such a shame.