Head of Independence Hall Tea Party in NJ wants Public Schools to "go away"

[Modbert]

Braun: Advocates of privatized education want to end public schools | NJ.com

There was a time when advocating the elimination of public schools was so politically toxic that even those who harbored the desire stayed in the closet. That may be changing.

"We think public schools should go away,’’ says Teri Adams, the head of the Independence Hall Tea Party and a leading advocate — both in New Jersey and Pennsylvania — of passage of school voucher bills. The tea party operates in those two states and Delaware.

They should "go away," she says, because "they are hurting our children.’’
Adams’ group — and its political action committee run by her brother Don — lobbied for voucher bills in New Jersey and campaigned for south Jersey political candidates. One of those candidates, Republican Jon Runyan, last year captured the 3rd Congressional District seat held by Democrat John Adler, who died months later. Runyan also wouldn’t comment.

Adams says the current voucher program "discriminates" against wealthier students by providing public subsidies only to inner-city children in allegedly failing schools. Her group’s e-mails pushing vouchers caught the attention of James Kovalcin of South Brunswick, a retired public school teacher who asked Adams for clarification. She responded via email:

"Our ultimate goal is to shut down public schools and have private schools only, eventually returning responsibility for payment to parents and private charities. It’s going to happen piecemeal and not overnight. It took us years to get into this mess and it’s going to take years to get out of it."

In a phone interview, Adams acknowledged she sent the e-mail and made the comment that public schools should "go away." After the interview, she called back to say her position "now" was the elimination of failing urban schools with the decision of what to do with more successful suburban schools to come later.

Thoughts USMB?

 

[Oddball]

Good.

 

[Dot Com]

Oh well, at least they'll drive independents right into the Democrats waiting, open arms

 

[martybegan]

I consider myself a libertarianish conservative and I see a need for public schools. The current model however, is far from perfect.

Schools need to get away from social engineering and concentrate on the basics. They should also identify students by ability and try to focus them on areas that interest them or the educators see as viable paths for the student in the future.

We have gotten into the cookie cutter method of education, with everyone trying to teach everyone the same thing, regardless of their ability to learn it. Schools have become a combination of a daycare system and a self esteem factory, and have lost thier primary reason, to educate people for the adult world.

Education from 1-3 should be used to identify academic minded students, and those that need additonal help. by high school specialization should begin preparing students for further education, or start aiming them at a trade.

Before people get into classism people in trades with ambition and effort can make more money than people with an academic background. It would be to thier advantage to start early. If they want to later go to school to learn about business and such they can do it later.

 

[Si modo]

Another dishonest Doggie thread.

You couldn't think for yourself if your life depended on it.

 

[Modbert]

Another dishonest Doggie thread.

You couldn't think for yourself if your life depended on it.

Do tell how this is dishonest.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Braun: Advocates of privatized education want to end public schools | NJ.com

There was a time when advocating the elimination of public schools was so politically toxic that even those who harbored the desire stayed in the closet. That may be changing.

"We think public schools should go away,’’ says Teri Adams, the head of the Independence Hall Tea Party and a leading advocate — both in New Jersey and Pennsylvania — of passage of school voucher bills. The tea party operates in those two states and Delaware.

They should "go away," she says, because "they are hurting our children.’’
Adams’ group — and its political action committee run by her brother Don — lobbied for voucher bills in New Jersey and campaigned for south Jersey political candidates. One of those candidates, Republican Jon Runyan, last year captured the 3rd Congressional District seat held by Democrat John Adler, who died months later. Runyan also wouldn’t comment.

Adams says the current voucher program "discriminates" against wealthier students by providing public subsidies only to inner-city children in allegedly failing schools. Her group’s e-mails pushing vouchers caught the attention of James Kovalcin of South Brunswick, a retired public school teacher who asked Adams for clarification. She responded via email:

"Our ultimate goal is to shut down public schools and have private schools only, eventually returning responsibility for payment to parents and private charities. It’s going to happen piecemeal and not overnight. It took us years to get into this mess and it’s going to take years to get out of it."

In a phone interview, Adams acknowledged she sent the e-mail and made the comment that public schools should "go away." After the interview, she called back to say her position "now" was the elimination of failing urban schools with the decision of what to do with more successful suburban schools to come later.

Thoughts USMB?

More and more people are speaking out against the public school system because it has become incredibly expensive and is failing at its responsibility. Does that mean we should get rid of public schools? No, but they need a major overhaul and any time anybody tries to change the status quo the "educrats" and the unions take to the streets with their scare tactics.

That's what makes it so refreshing to see someone like Chris Christie telling them to stick it up their asses.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Thoughts USMB?

Representative of rightist extremism designed to create a de facto class system where those who can afford to educate their children (read: ‘worthy’) can, and the poor go with no education. The dogma is predicated on the fallacy that parents – faced with the prospect of their children receiving no education – will prepare themselves better and work harder to ensure their children might go to school.

Such a plan is morally reprehensible and potentially un-Constitutional, see: Weber v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. (1972).

 

[Oddball]

Thoughts USMB?

Representative of rightist extremism designed to create a de facto class system where those who can afford to educate their children (read: ‘worthy’) can, and the poor go with no education. The dogma is predicated on the fallacy that parents – faced with the prospect of their children receiving no education – will prepare themselves better and work harder to ensure their children might go to school.

Such a plan is morally reprehensible and potentially un-Constitutional, see: Weber v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. (1972).

What a crock of shit.

Returning education to the realm of fee-for-service will merely call for parents to bear the r-r-r-r-responsibility of educating their kids, just like they already do in feeding, clothing and housing them.

What's morally reprehensible is shaking down those who, for whatever reason, don't want -or worse can't have- children to pay for the breeders.