Twitter

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Nick Saban for Governor of Alabama......

The BCS streaks that keep on growing: State of Alabama and SEC reach new heights

In the interest of full disclosure I am a win or lose Auburn University Tigers football fan, and I offer the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team a sincere congratulations for winning their 3rd National Football Championship in 4 years, under head coach Nick Saban.
This is who they are, and this is what they do. They are America's best program, and they always seem to be at their finest on America's biggest stage.
 So, it got me thinking...what if we apply the logic of Nick Saban to public education?  Think about it, it's what they do!

And what exactly is it they do you ask?

Simple.  Money is no object, they hire the best coaches/staff their money can buy, and they recruit  top athletes by offering them scholarships.  Instead of adopting the you can't throw money at the problem, and public school teachers are the enemy of the state myth, they adopt the you get what you pay for policy.  This is why they are America's best program.  This is why they have proven results.

What if the great state of Alabama invested in our public education system  like they invest in our college football programs?  What if the great state of Alabama could be #1 in quality of life too?
 Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery.
Horace Mann
Let's at least apply the logic of Nick Saban and get our elected officials and other leaders to throw some real money at the problem.
 The University of Alabama's dynasty continued unprecedented national championship streaks for this state and the SEC, moving them to even higher unthinkable heights.
For the fourth straight year, a university from the state of Alabama won college football's national championship: Alabama in the 2009, 2011 and 2012 seasons, and Auburn in 2010. Even before Alabama's latest win, no state had ever won three consecutive national titles in football by multiple schools, much less four.
Education is the HOPE of our republic.

At least it used to be.

No comments: