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December, 2010
An Argument for Privatizing Public Education: K-12 & Beyond.
Posted by CotoBlogzz 10-27-2010
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA -Franklin Roosevelt thought public-sector unions were a lousy idea, President Reagan thought public sector unions are an anachronism in the 21st Century - What are you going to do about it? Consider that the California Teachers Association, (CTA)the most power union in California and arguably the country, own the lawmakers in Sacramento - and to be meritorious of that deed, the CTA, in conjunction with the SEIU, have spent more than $500 billion over the last then years lobbying Sacramento. One reason why we have characterized the union as on of the stools in California's Triple Threat: 1) Unions, Lobbyists, Parasitic Bureaucracies.
The union's rhetoric and policies are diametrically opposed, and while entitled to its own opinions using the tired argument of smaller class sizes and more money, while refusing to allow the dismissal of incompetent teachers and working instead to become the most powerful political force in the country, the fact remains that public education is not preparing students to compete on a global scale.
Not only that, but when paradigm shifters like Jaime Escalante who proved he could teach the otherwise underprivileged and deemed un-teachable, Advanced Placement Math with class sizes greater than 50 students, he is ostracized by union leaders. Instead, the union turns to promoting Gay Marriage and other Hopey, Changey agenda items like spending $100K to teach students how to prepare sushi, for instance Some argue that using Jaime Escalante as an example is unfair, since he is the Einstein of public education. Fair enough there are many other excellent teachers who are marginalized by the CTA simply because they have advanced effective teaching methods, like Doug Lemov, for example.
The fact remains that the CTA, aided and abetted by the Department of Education, have presided over the last 30 years in what we refer to as the FDH Student Syndrome - Fat, Dumb and Happy and unable to compete in a global economy - the point we are making is that Public Education is dire need of radical change, as in outsourcing not only K-12 to the private sector, but also the Liberal Arts programs at the university level, while focusing exclusively in innovation, math and science.
We shall be updating this page regularly expanding on the arguments presented herein.
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An
argument for a Paradigm Shift in Public Education –
One in a series
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - Arguably, there is a need
for a paradigm shift in public education. That is, a
radical transformation, as opposed to the continuous
partisan bickering, such as the one going on in
CAPO.To be clear, “radical transformation” means
different things to different people - not in the
words must mean something demagoguery sense: visionary
leaders see what others can’t see, for example.
Franklin Roosevelt thought public-sector unions were a lousy
idea. President Reagan thought public sector unions are an anachronism in the 21st Century - What are you going to do about it?Public employee unions funnel public money to Dems
By: Michael Barone
Senior Political Analyst
October 26, 2010
When the HUFF has anti-Teachers Unions Pieces, you KNOW there is trouble in paradise
Since the theatrical release of The Cartel, I've hosted countless director Q & A's about public education policy and become quite familiar with the establishment's talking points. One of them is that there are thousands of great public schools and great teachers. I know that. I went to public schools, and my mother was one of those great public school teachers. But I also know that there are many cases of abject educational dysfunction, rarely acknowledged by the "throw more money at the problem" crowd.
The Teachers Gone Wild Situation
Well, the left and the mainstream media came to bury James O’Keefe. And I guess they failed. His latest Project Veritas ‘Teachers Gone Wild’ — New Jersey teachers union members exposing their institutional arrogance and lack of seriousness and accountability — is now a huge story in New Jersey politics, according to straight-talking Governor Chris Christie’s own mouth.
Teachers Union Doing an ACORN in Voter Fraud Issue
In Project Veritas’s latest video, Wayne Dibofsky, the associate director of the New Jersey Education Association, candidly tells a story about voter fraud in NJ. We did our due diligence to see if the story is tied to poll results. But unfortunately the Hudson County Clerk’s office’s division of elections only keeps records going back five years, the Daily Caller has reported. So the video is circumstantial evidence against a growing suspicion that many states’ voting fraud is institutionalized and rampant.
Taking
Don Corleone to (CUSD) School
A preview of the 2010 Elections now playing at your
Local Capo. - The Teacher’s Union CAPORancho Santa
Margarita, CA - It is an understatement to say that
the teachers’ union dislikes the transformation
going on in the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD)
aka CAPO. – What with the last three elections
placing Seven Republican trustees, dubbed the Lucky
Seven, on the board. On day one of the Lucky
Seven, union members threatened to recall the new
board members from office. Local union bosses
called in reinforcements from Then California Teachers
Association (CTA).
CAPO
Teachers are Nice - CUSD board not Nice
A Capo teacher opines that CAPO teachers are nice -
the problem is with the fiscally responsible CUSD
board members. We agree - CAPO teacher are
nice:Teachers are nice and want everyone else to be
nice, this is the main reason teachers endorse
criminalizing home schooling - Parents are NOT nice -
they teach hateful thinks such as values, work ethics,
commitment and g
Breaking:
Ed Meese endorses Anna Bryson for CUSD
Tuesday,
October 19, 2010, 7:29:28 PM 
Rancho
Santa Margarita, CA - Ed Meese today announced his
endorsement for Anna Bryson for Capistrano Unified
School District (CUSD) Board because Bryson’s
rhetoric and actions demonstrate that she believes
that public schools should be operated for the sake of
the students, and not primarily for the public
employees' unions.
How’s
the CTA’s Hope-y, Change-y Thing Working Out
for CUSD?
Tuesday,
October 12, 2010, 4:13:59 PM
Rancho
Santa Margarita, CA - At the February 6th Tea Party
Convention in Washington DC, when speaking about
President Obama’s campaign words of hope and change,
Governor Sarah Palin asked rhetorically:
“How’s that hope-y, change-y thing working
out for you?” succinctly illustrating how Washington
DC promised to drain the swamp; that wealth
re-distribution, if done quickly would not raise
unemployment rate to more than 8%; that passing
ObamaCare would allow taxpayers to keep its insurance
carrier, would not result in an increase in premiums,
that abortions would not be funded by tax payer money;
that Financial Reform needed to be done quickly, but
not touching Parasitic Bureaucracies such as Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac – largely responsible for the
toxic mortgage spill.
The
Misguided DOE’s Gainful Employment Rule & Public
Education Reform
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - Larry Sand, the president
of the non-profit California Teachers Empowerment
Network – a self-described non-partisan,
non-political group dedicated to providing teachers
with reliable and balanced information about
professional affiliations and positions on educational
issues—information teachers will often not get from
their school districts or unions, recently made the
argument that the Los Angeles Times may have started a
revolution in teacher accountability by measuring
teacher performance and posting it in its Los Angeles
Teacher Ratings web page using a technique called
value add, where value add is the difference between a
student’s expected growth and actual performance.
California
Teachers Association pulling a Gloria Allred on
Education Funding
California Teachers Association pulling a Gloria
Allred on EducationRancho Santa Margarita, CA – The
California Teachers (CTA) Union is pulling a Gloria
Allred – a scare tactic claming that Meg Whitman is
not good for California – let’s be clear. Whitman
is what California needs, but certainly not good for
the CTA. Just ask New Jersey teachers’ union.
CUSD
Anna Bryson Nabs Anti-Tax Leader Endorsement
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA - Anna Bryson, the current
president of the Capistrano Board is running for
re-election on Nov. 2 on a slate backed by the
Committee to Reform CUSD announced today the personal
endorsement of Grover Norquist, the creator and
promoter of the no new taxes Taxpayer Protection
Pledge.
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