In what way have I ever defended Trump?
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In what way have I ever defended Trump?
this is because you can’t follow the discussion. Picture me giving the same disappointed sigh I give whenever the kids have failed to understand an assignment
Lies and putdowns -- Is that the example you set for your kids?
Giving more money to schools without accountability is just flushing money down the drain. Until the big unions, LAUSD and SDUSD, start putting children first, they don't deserve a penny. Right now we need to get kids back in school.
As to the lies hardly...anyone that knows me knows truth, honesty and transparency are the hallmarks of both my life and political philosophies. If anything I have been criticized repeatedly in my life for being too harsh and too truthful. As to putdowns as I’ve stated I only attack when attacked, disrespect when disrespected, put down when put down.
Disrespect, incivility and confusion the example you set for yours?
In what way have I ever supported Trump?
The way I see it, you can either provide a concrete example or admit your error and apologize.
i didn’t say you supported him. Don’t put words in my mouth. My argument was a critique of trumpism by saying it has aspects in common with Francoism, however remote. Husker even posted an article making a similar argument. You in turn critiqued my critique saying it was wrong, thereby inadvertently defending Trumpism. You’re just upset you were put in that position so you are now desperately trying every rhetorical trick you know to get out of the box. ^\_(;?)_/^
You have been denying your own words quite a bit lately.
kickingandscreaming
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I'm not going to argue about smaller class sizes, but I worry about too much power in one organization. I was a public school teacher - it's not about a lack of appreciation for what they do. However, beyond Covid, there have been multiple experiences that indicate to me that public schools regularly put their self-interests above that of the students and attempt to control access to education under the guise of protecting children from "overbearing" parents. I used to be a big proponent of public schools in general. I judge them on a case by case basis now.
says the man that likes to twist them.
I didn't twist anything.
You, on the other hand, have posted lies about me.
yeah you did. Point to where I said you “supported trump”.
Maybe for my father I would, but not for you.
Looks like I hit the mark.
Nah you just think you’ve found the tunnel but actually have put your cute little car into a barn and have a chicken on your head
Totally hear you. The teachers at our schools are eager to get kids back in the classroom. We're hybrid now. I don't really know what it's like elsewhere, but our district/admin/teachers/etc would climb mountains to get our kids educated. I think maybe there's a slight disconnect here in what we're debating. I'm not advocating for more power, but rather more money. In the near term this would be focused on making the classrooms safer (PPEs, plexiglass, smaller classrooms, etc), but in the long term it would be great if CA wasn't in the 40s on a per pupil spending ranking. That's pretty embarrassing considering we account for 14% of the GDP and are the 5th largest economic power in the world.
wondering, are you public, private, charter?
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California is also the 13th from the top in overall tax burden. There’s less than a point that separates 5-13. Presumably that means you either think California’s taxes are too low or it’s spending priorities are wrong? (you could I suppose think the federal government should increase the grants to the states but that would still leave California in the 40s)
kickingandscreaming
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Sounds like your school district is one that wants to work with the community. That is ideal. My point is that adding more money and more people to public education automatically adds more power, especially if they are unionized.
I would definitely support plexiglass, etc. to make the classrooms safer and I also wonder how a state like CA can rank so low in spending/pupil given our wealth and the relatively high tax burden. I suppose if I were a better citizen, I'd do a little research and determine where all the tax money goes.