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Why Texas Won't Be #1
Started by Julie Jumes
Legislators Wasting Education Time and Money on:
Rep Harrold Dutton Jr (Harris Co) Recently Filed HB347, even before the 2015 Session:
2 Reasons Why the “Tim Tebow” Bill (HB347) is Bad:
1. Tax money & session time is wasted on very squirrely legislation that will benefit few. (Shelby Sharpe, attorney who won the right to home school through a Texas Supreme Court decision which defined a home school as a private school, believes it would be unwise of parents to use the law were it passed.)
2. The bill intentionally discriminates against individual private schooled students (schooled outside the home) to protect the money going to private school teams and leagues. This exclusion limits the money that might be invested back in local schools and the uniting of communities likely through true equal access to tax funded UIL. Every student in the tax district should have equal access.Rep Dutton and others know we won’t ever have true “Equal Access” because private school parents pay too much money for sports and, politically powerful private school teams and leagues don’t want to give them the opportunity to invest that money for their individual student in local public schools and the UIL. Does the policy benefit students, families and communities or the pocket books of business men?
You will need to login to join the discussion.3RepliesBarbara Bowie, 9 years ago
if we would put our tax dollars on educating our children instead of non English speaking criminals then there would not be the need for so many private schools, Texans are sick of their tax dollars being handed over to disrespectful criminals that drag down the level of education given in public schools
Julie Jumes, 9 years ago
I am not saying that the Tebow Bill specifically will keep us from being #1 in education but the reality of what’s important to legislators relayed by the fact that this Bill has already been filed.
What will be important in becoming #1? Maybe IKEA says it best…
IKEA is based in Sweden. Where does Sweden rank worldwide in education?
Rep Dutton, how about you write a bill to encourage us parents to cowboy up?…something like “A parent/other caring adult can choose to do this… http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0671631985/ref=redir_mdp_mobile?pc_redir=T1
with a child and if every lesson is done with the child before the first STAAR exam it shall be counted as a pass for the child for that exam. This <$15 proven, scripted tutorial method to teach a child to read and a parent/other caring adult coordinating lessons/accountability the 100, 15-20 minute lessons shall replace test prep and testing time and expense for those wise parents/other caring adults and teachers who choose it.”Julie Jumes, 9 years ago
Some Dr Seuss in Austin?
I met Gov Elect Abbott back before the primaries, around the time USA Today called Sen Cruz “a grenade against apathy” for filibustering against Obamacare. I spoke a number of analogies to Mr Abbott comparing Texas Education Policy to Obamacare then asked him if he would be “a grenade against apathy” with respect to Texas Education. He said he would.
I hope the Governor, once he has everyone’s attention, will take a cue from Sen Cruz and speak a bit of Dr Seuss to those in Austin who would “pull the pin” and change policies that treat students like a group to be exploited (eg “Pre-K Class” and private school athletes) to policies written with the understanding of how truly unique each student is and the need to equip parents, the adults closest to knowing the individual educational needs, with the resources to meet those needs. Dr Seuss and Sir Ken Robinson say it well…
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” Dr. Seuss
