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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

HMMMM…THAT’S A COINCIDENCE – Dad Gone Wild

HMMMM…THAT’S A COINCIDENCE – Dad Gone Wild

HMMMM…THAT’S A COINCIDENCE




“grammar in learning is like tyranny in government – confound the bitch I’ll never be her slave.”― John Clare
I’ve been doing advocacy work for a minute or two now. Unfortunately, it’s made me a little jaded.
When I first started this work, it was imparted to me to always follow the money.
Want to understand the reasoning behind a politician’s actions? Follow the money.
Want to know why a seeming ineffectual policy is being implemented? Follow the money.
Want to understand why an unproven curriculum is experiencing widespread adoption? Follow the money.
By most accounts, House Education Committee Chairman Representative Mark White is a fine gentleman. Talk to people on both sides of the aisle and they’ll tell you tales of his decency. These tales are so widespread, that it makes it very difficult for an outside observer to align his reputation with his actions as chair over the last year.
If tales are to be believed, you have an ethical, caring, intellectual who has no qualms carrying water for a governor and his education commissioner who personally, and whose policies, possess none of the aforementioned traits. At every turn over the past 6 months, White has given cover and CONTINUE READING: HMMMM…THAT’S A COINCIDENCE – Dad Gone Wild