ajnapoleon
Veteran
How many principals does he think we have
We barley have teachers these days
And I thought the republicans want small government
This is over reach right?
“We gonna have elections for school principals done by the parents it will be great” 🍊
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How many principals does he think we have
We barley have teachers these days
And I thought the republicans want small government
This is over reach right?
BobbyWojak
Superstar
Can someone smarter than me explain why this is a bad idea because this sounds like a good idea.
Koapa
Superstar
So having an unqualified elected politician to be Principal of grade schools is a good idea??? WTF
Oh gee, I don't know.
How about in an area where a Black principal might be the best candidate, but the school is 60% white kids.
How you think that vote will end up? And why do you think that's a good idea?
Trump is very lazy when to comes to dealing with Policy. So I suspect he doesn't know WTF he's talking about.
YakSpiller
Superstar
They way this country is now parents will probably be voting in felons and sex offenders to be principals.
Because good educational policy is a very difficult subject that takes a great deal of work to understand, and random-ass people who have never worked in the field, never taken a single course in the field, and whose own education is 25-30 years out of date are HORRIBLE at knowing what good educational policy looks like.
70% of parents literally just run with "However I was taught is the way it should be!" and know nothing more than that. The majority of parents would immediately vote for whoever taught the same as 50 years ago before they would vote for someone who was using the most cutting-edge, scientifically proven, well-tested techniques.
And I'm not saying that parents shouldn't be involved in education. They SHOULD be involved in their schools, because being involved in the school improves student behavior and performance and schools with lots of parents involved are less likely to slack off on doing right by the kids.
In terms of who I think would be most qualified to vote for a principal, I would rank it as:
1. Recent graduates of the school who are now studying education
2. All recent graduates of the school
3. Teachers at the school
4. Current students at the school
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6.
7.
8.
9. Parents
10. Grandparents
There are few people involved in education who have worse ideas about how to teach than parents do.
In terms of who I think would be most qualified to vote for a principal, I would rank it as:
1. Recent graduates of the school who are now studying education
2. All recent graduates of the school
3. Teachers at the school
4. Current students at the school
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. Parents
10. Grandparents
There are few people involved in education who have worse ideas about how to teach than parents do.
Amo Husserl
Superstar
They tried something like this in the late 60s:
2024 - (at least the last) 50 years = 1974
en.wikipedia.org
2024 - (at least the last) 50 years = 1974
New York City teachers' strike of 1968 - Wikipedia
Gotta admit,this is innovation, and some might even call it a tangible. Time for the Democrats to come with a full court press. Weve given them countless ideas to sink their teeth into
Make a profession that is severely under-resourced, underpaid, and unappreciated a bit more challenging for the sake of what? You think there are candidates knocking down the walls to be a principal?
This guy is beyond ridiculous
This guy is beyond ridiculous
voting generally leads to lowest common denominator clowns being elected
you want trump or kamala teaching your kids
being a principal is more than a popularity contest.
this is a bad idea because people who can afford to out-campaign a more qualified person might win. one of the problem with politics today.
the best principals typically have a lot of training for the position, educational and real world experience, and were preferably a teacher themselves.
this guy just says shyt cause it sounds good, but doesn't think anything through. he's like an impulsive child.
this is a bad idea because people who can afford to out-campaign a more qualified person might win. one of the problem with politics today.
the best principals typically have a lot of training for the position, educational and real world experience, and were preferably a teacher themselves.
this guy just says shyt cause it sounds good, but doesn't think anything through. he's like an impulsive child.
Elim Garak
Veteran
You are going to have some of these areas electing white supremacist and Evangelical Christians with no checks and balances in place lol.