Comments about ‘Bill proposes 'foundational principles' for public education’

This sounds good but I found it ironic that the three main problems in public education were given print space.

Listed in order are: the eagle forum, "parents" for choice, Sen. Stephenson

If we take those three voices out of public education, our kids will be much better off. Not to mention our schools and teachers.

The more that government gets involved in education, the less efficient it becomes.

We don't want citizen involvement getting out of hand? Time to end those neighborhood caucuses before people really get into that democracy thing. I'm just saying.

the last quote sounds ridiculous. parents don't control everything their children hear, especially when they go to Stanford University--cuz they're no longer children. Parents want to know what the schools will teach, an open and honest level of communication from schools, how my kid's faring, and CHOICES.

I suggest students and teachers would have a more productive experienc if students were placed in class rooms according to their ability rather than their age.

The real "trick" in public education is to eliminate social/cultural/gender/ethnic achievement gaps. I didn't think this was remotely possible until I met Salt Lake author/educator Curtis Linton. He actually gave me a list of other US schools who have achieved this goal. And they didn't do it by lowering the standard. I stand all amazed.

I really appreciate that Parents for Choice in Education, Sen. Stephenson, and others stepped in to make sure that government didn't encroach more into the education of our children. It is true that parents are the first teachers and most important teachers children have. Those rights and freedoms need to be protected.

I can't thank PCE enough for leading us to online education, school for the 21st century. It's a place where teachers are not unionized and students get the best curriculum available in the world. And have their parents on hand to reinforce good principles. No longer do we have to settle for mediocrity, bullies, and left-wing engineering. And these cyber schools cost far less than the local district schools to run, with far greater results.

UEA minions who disagree with me can't tell me that what I say isn't true, because we live this great choice in education every day.

Herbal

You are wrong.

First, many of the online classes are taught by regular K-12 teachers who are also UEA members. Those schools that aren't are taking your tax dollars out of state. I've seen much of the curriculum that is offered and we're basically buying grades. The classes are so easy and can be finished within a few weeks of time.
No, we are not saving money. We have to pay out more to online schools to educate a kid than the kid actually brings in. When a kid signs up for an online class the school will almost always have to pay MORE for them. In addition, little oversight exists and many students don't complete the online education. This is nothing new. We've had electronic high school for years and it was much more rigorous than many of these new online schools popping up. Still, completion of the courses has always been a problem.