NEVER MIND THE PARENTS -- WE KNOW BEST! - Just a Minute Radio for 11-20-08 Thursday

Howdy Again Folks –

 

It’s movin’ on time here at the ranch… and today we take on one of the big old bulls… EDUCATION!

 

This subject seems to be a lightning rod and people get riled up easy. Today I kick off a two-parter – because it all just won’t fit in one… So be sure to tune in to both parts for the full Technicolor picture.

 

Somehow even public school people get their head screwed on wrong about Charter Schools.  Here a week or two ago we had public school people ‘disinviting’ Charter School administrators and I don’t know who else, NOT to show up at their meeting that would be explaining what was coming down the pike in new courses and what not. This statement was included in a memo – “We aren’t recruiters for Charter Schools…” etc.

 

So the Governor wrote to the State Supt. Of Education to suggest to him they are all working for the same employer and should be cooperating. I think they got the message – with the possible exception of the Executive Director of the SC Association of School Boards Dr. Paul Krohne EdD. – who wrote a column carried in the ‘GREENVILLE NEWS’ on Wednesday saying by their votes for school funding in about six places in South Carolina the public has spoken and we all should put away the discussion of vouchers or credits or anything that “distracts” from public schools. He said: “South Carolinians are done with that debate.”

 

So… today and tomorrow’s Just a Minute will try to dispute that distraction. I hope you’ll listen and invite friends to listen because having a goodly number of options of how to accomplish the best education for South Carolina’s children certainly ought to be near or on the top of every public servant’s to-do list.

 

I’ll talk about it some more tomorrow… Meanwhile rally round.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

Jack

 

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NEVER MIND THE PARENTS – WE KNOW BEST!

 

JUST A MINUTE: The public school monopolists are at the gates again. Wednesday’s Greenville News carried a war cry by Dr. Paul Krohne, head of the South Carolina School Boards Association opposing non-public education. He cites passage of certain tax referenda as evidence we should (quote): …” dispense – with fruitless, distracting discussions about private school vouchers … that have distracted … the education debate in our state…” He blames the Governor and (quote) “wealthy outsiders” adding, “South Carolinians are done with this debate.”

May I say to the good Doctor – I’m a South Carolinian. The three ladies in my immediate family are or have been public and private school educators. I have children and grandchildren who are products of both public, private and home schools and we are definitely not done with this discussion.

Everybody wants good schools but not a public NEA-type monopoly. Continual pleas for more funds brings New York State to spending an unsustainable $28,000 per pupil per year – while housing a building full of idle and incorrigible teachers they cannot fire. We don’t want to go there.

          I’ll have more to say tomorrow. <> I’m Jack Buttram

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