How the U.S. Chamber of Commerce wages war on public schools
Want to know how to wage war against public schools? The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s ongoing campaign provides us some pointers…
1. Decide on a catchy title for your campaign. How about Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity?
Nice title! Pat yourself on the back!
Wait a minute… Does this mean that the U.S. Chamber wants to be mediocre but someone else holds the monopoly on that and thus is preventing the Chamber from also being so? No, silly goose. It means that public schools are both a monopoly AND mediocre and thus need to be broken up!
2. Create made-up statistics to prove your point. How about Approximately 70% of middle school students score below grade level in reading and math?
Perfect. This statistical sound bite sounds terrifyingly awful. Of course we must do something about this
1. Decide on a catchy title for your campaign. How about Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity?
Nice title! Pat yourself on the back!
Wait a minute… Does this mean that the U.S. Chamber wants to be mediocre but someone else holds the monopoly on that and thus is preventing the Chamber from also being so? No, silly goose. It means that public schools are both a monopoly AND mediocre and thus need to be broken up!
2. Create made-up statistics to prove your point. How about Approximately 70% of middle school students score below grade level in reading and math?
Perfect. This statistical sound bite sounds terrifyingly awful. Of course we must do something about this