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LWolf

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8. The people that have to pay for?

Tue Apr 29, 2014, 07:21 AM

Apr 2014

Are you trying to say that the people that are paying for public education should have a place at the table?

I agree. FYI: Public school teachers pay taxes. They also have children, and most, in the 30 years and 2 states I've worked in, send their own kids to public school, so they fill the role of parent as well.

They are also the people on the front lines, and they know the realities better than anyone else at that table.

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What if those making education decisions for public schools, had to be public school grads?? [View all] Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 OP

That makes too much sense, Sarah. I agree it would be great and fair. Mnemosyne Apr 2014 #1

It would totally take the President out of the decision making yeoman6987 Apr 2014 #27

I understood this to be more of a local/state solution. nt Mnemosyne Apr 2014 #28

What if only actual public school teachers LWolf Apr 2014 #2

The people that have to pay for should have a place at the table nt hack89 Apr 2014 #3

The people that have to pay for? LWolf Apr 2014 #8

Yes - parents should have a say hack89 Apr 2014 #11

I disagree. LWolf Apr 2014 #24

Do you hold the same thoughts on civilian leadership of the military? Mr_Rogers Apr 2014 #32

You're kind of all over the map there. LWolf May 2014 #35

They aren't exactly a disinterested party though either... Mr_Rogers Apr 2014 #13

welcome to DU. please tell us more! nt alp227 Apr 2014 #21

There's nothing more than that. Mr_Rogers Apr 2014 #22

You're right about that. LWolf Apr 2014 #25

Excellent idea, but I'll accept even public school teachers that went beyond teaching nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #6

To a point. LWolf Apr 2014 #9

"If we're going to accept as leaders those that "go beyond" teaching, I think those leaders.... Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #16

It takes a restructuring of the system. LWolf Apr 2014 #23

I support public schools. But I would attend most ivy league schools in a heart beat... Gravitycollapse Apr 2014 #4

The question was not "do you wish you could've attended a wealthy and expensive school so you too Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #7

Certainly, food for thought. nt UtahLib Apr 2014 #5

So, since President Obama sends his daughters to private school, Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #10

Arne Duncan certainly isn't useful hobbit709 Apr 2014 #12

I agree. Arne Duncan reminds me of that definition of insanity: Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #15

Bingo. HooptieWagon Apr 2014 #26

That's not a really good example, the PRESIDENT of the U.S., who requires huge amounts of security, Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #14

Should 1-percenters such as Elizabeth Warren, Nancy Pelosi and Alan Grayson Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #17

YES! The ones deciding what is best in education should be TEACHERS. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #18

And presumably military policy should be decided by GENERALS, ADMIRALS, COLONELS and BRIGADIERS (nt) Nye Bevan Apr 2014 #19

This conversation has become ludicrous and it's over. I've seen your previous posts so I know nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2014 #20

Obama listens more to business leaders such as presidents of testing companies more than he liberal_at_heart Apr 2014 #29

Sounds at first like a good idea ... LeftishBrit Apr 2014 #30

I completely agree. I think public schools should be required of public servants, or they should Sarah Ibarruri May 2014 #40

Seems a bit unfair, as kids don't generally choose their schools. Orsino Apr 2014 #31

So because of a decision by a child's parents (going to a private school), that child will be Jgarrick Apr 2014 #33

You're not wanting to get it, are you? You don't like it, and by golly, you're going to pretend you Sarah Ibarruri May 2014 #39

This would exclude all who went to catholic and other religious schools? FarCenter Apr 2014 #34

ALL who did not attend public school. nt Sarah Ibarruri May 2014 #37

related: LWolf May 2014 #36

Horrific. That's like allowing welders to perform open heart surgery on Cheney nt Sarah Ibarruri May 2014 #38