"School Choice and the Fear of 'Those People" #EducationPolitics

Rigid, compliant behavior is the main focus of many charter schools in poor neighborhoods. Photo Credit: johngirton.me via Compfight cc

 

Please read this provocative and informative essay written by Brett Dickerson about charter schools in light of the bill passed by our red, republican controlled, state legislature.

“School Choice” is more about the deep fear of “those people” than proponents will admit. 
“Those people?” They are The They – the ones who you fear will corrupt your children if they sit in the same class with them.
“Those people” are the ones who just can’t wear the same uniform or school colors as your son or daughter, because, well, if they do, they and your kid may start thinking that they are peers.
Can’t have that.

Para quoting an old saying, know who is driving the wagon before you hitch your horse up to it.

RedEye

The Donkeys vs The Elephants~Edit

H/T All Over Albany

What's right (pun intended) with the elephants pictured above?  For one thing they are lock step.  They are walking in a straight line, following the lead elephant.

Now equate this with today's republicans.  Like the elephants above they follow, not fight, the lead elephant, knowing  if they start fighting  among each other they will tear the tent down..    That's why elephants win and why donkeys lose.

Elephants look docile, but they are ruthless, if they can't beat their foes, they suppress them.

If donkeys were more like elephants we wouldn't be in this mess.

I'm just saying....