Emerging Sentiments About Education Among GOP Candidates

[Chris_Wendt]

I think there is one important take-away from the so-called Republican ""presidential"" ""debate"", and that is this:

Among the very, very few actual plans and proposals put forth by any of the candidates, there were two or maybe three calling for the complete reversion of responsibility for public education to the states, meaning, taking it away from the federal government. One of those plans more specifically stated that current (and future) federal education funding be changed to block grants to be given to the states to use as they see fit. That would mean, without those catchy labels, like "NCLB", "APPR" or "Common Core", etc. attached to the money.

Keep an ear tuned for more of this kind of discourse as the 2016 Presidential Campaign lumbers along in the coming months.

Respectfully,

Chris Wendt

[Chris_Wendt]

I wanted to share a couple of off-line responses to the above post. Well, today, just this one, so we can consider its import.

The sentiment is really only for political use.

Education has stopped moving forward a while ago.

When budget lines include salaries as student instruction, the progress comes to a halt.

All political entities share the same regard for Education: “my numbers show an increase in education and their numbers show a decrease”.

We are relics(who) think the students are truly getting useful Knowledge through the Education System.

Again, I find that people (teachers) who are supposed to lead students into the future of the unknown, are protected forever even if they fail.

The students are not protected if they fail, they are moved through the System (not out but up and on).

(The writer is a former member of the Wantagh Board of Education).

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On-point with the lead post in the thread, I could subscribe to there being a causative relationship between federal meddling in public education and this respondent's perception of the state of education, today.

But I would be kidding myself, because the lack of accountability for results, and the lack of ready remedies for failing are systemic problems within the NYS Constitution and NY Education Law and long-standing NYSED policies.

However, incessant advances in technology and incessant demands for more and better educational opportunities for our children will not be deterred from disrupting the malaise that has beset public education in our nation and state, including the infestation of mediocrity in once great school districts like Wantagh.

At least, that is my vision for the future of education in America, in New York, in Wantagh.

Waxing...

Chris Wendt

[cwnboy17]

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[Chris_Wendt]

Where do you live?