Comments on: Politicians Should NOT Be Running Education!

By: Brennan

Brennan — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:58:48 +0000

Dear Magali,

Yep! Cronyism is alive and well in Chicago – as is the corruption currently under investigation there.

But we’ve seen that EVERYWHERE politicians are in control – there is cronyism.

It’s time for parents and teachers to stand up for what is best for the children because, as you say, politicians certainly won’t!

Thank you for your comment,
Brennan

P.S. Love your site!

By: Brennan

Brennan — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:54:45 +0000

Dear AquiW,

Thank you for your comment. It is good to get a perspective from across the world.

Your explanation of political impact on education in China ($$$) should make Americans more determined than ever to STOP this plan.

Arne Duncan not only needs to rethink his proposal, he needs to ELIMINATE it. The three major cities that already have mayoral control, Chicago, New York and Washington, DC, have total disasters in the level of education.

Yesterday’s 9/12 march on Washington, DC demonstrates that Americans are fed up with federal interference in our lives.

Again, thank you for your comment,
Brennan

By: Magali

Magali — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:48:11 +0000

Chicago is well known for its cronyism. It’s a shame politicians can’t put the needs of their constituents first, but children can’t vote.

By: AquiW

AquiW — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:08:53 +0000

Mayoral controled education,wow! Anyway it’s lucky for the Americans that the proposal’s still at its early stages. I don’t believe those mayors or anyone in the bureaucrat system would do any good to the education system, especially when politics is involved. Badly enough, here in China, politics has always become the major influence and unremitting interference upon our education system: university chairmen universally being Party member, doing nothing but to keep our education just in the old way; mayors and provincial ministers, trying to build more, when the economy is sound, just in order to make some good in such a plan, but when the fiscal pocket feels tight, quit buiding and shrink the already petty cash for school in order to save more for their “public” funds.
Not to ruin Obama’s name on his pick, Arne Duncan has yet to rethink his proposal.

By: Brennan

Brennan — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:57:29 +0000

Dear JerriAnn,

Thanks for your feedback! It’s time for EVERYONE who is concerned about the conditions {and what is being taught/not taught} in our schools to speak out and join forces.

Our children’s futures are at stake!

By: Brennan

Brennan — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:55:22 +0000

Dear Tikno,

It is so good to get your perspective from the other side of the globe.

My beliefs, as posted in my article, is that politicians are concerned about being re-elected, not educating children (who are too young to vote anyway).

Unfortunately, many U.S. politicians are using education issues to make promises they are either incapable of fulfilling OR that are impractical, prohibitively expensive, or that will “line the pockets” of their cronies.

By: Jerri Ann

Jerri Ann — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:23:32 +0000

Good stuff, enjoy it! I’m battling my own personal opinion of public schools now too.

By: tikno

tikno — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:51:19 +0000

For this one I absolutely agree with you, because political perspective usually differ with educational perspective. Moreover if politician have no background in education.