Really?? she seems pretty under qualified to me... Better than one of zero’s picks for sure, but compared to the others... I dont get this one at all. She doesnt seem all that bright.
[Really?? she seems pretty under qualified to me...]
Qualifications don’t matter. The Dept of Ed needs to be gutted and eliminated, not sustained.
If DeVos is indeed as “incompetent” as the Dems like to label her, it only serves to drain the swamp faster, and to stop at the source the poisoning of our kids minds.
I agree - she is qualified, but she and her family have been big GOP donors. I suppose DEA is her reward but would have preferred her being given a plum ambassadorship.
Frankly, I don’t know if she will have the knowledge, leadership or fortitude to reform (kill?) the DEA.
I agree - she is unqualified, but she and her family have been big GOP donors. I suppose DEA is her reward but would have preferred her being given a plum ambassadorship.
Frankly, I don’t know if she will have the knowledge, leadership or fortitude to reform (kill?) the DEA.
I like that she wants to end Common Core and let the states control curriculum and federal money.
As a retired teacher, I'd rather the choice have been someone who perhaps started out in public education, then moved on because of problems. But what happened? The Teacher's Unions brought this upon themselves. I think back to during the campaign when Trump went to Cleveland's east side to talk to educators, The teacher's unions, instead of demanding a seat at the table, chose instead to protest outside.
The only thing better is if she actually works to get rid of the "Education" Department which is unconstitutional besides being destructive. (Anything not specified as Fed Government power is left to the states and the people.)
Which, of course, leads one to question...underqualified for what?
You’r missing the point entirely on this. She’s an implicit threat because she supports vouchers and charter schools.
What do you think that means for the power of teacher’s unions?
>>compared to the others... I don’t get this one at all. She doesn’t seem all that bright.<<
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You’re not comparing against the right people. Try the other Department due for significant downsizing, i.e., DoE. I think Perry could give her a run for her money in the uninspiring category.
Remember, even the ‘27 Yankees had a few mediocrities, like Joe Dugan, third base (.229, 2, 43). They can’t all be Ruth and Gehrig!
I just spent some time at Google, and apparently what she tried to do in Detroit has failed miserably. One article compared what was done there with success in New Orleans, wherein there is some kind of central mechanism for dealing with conflict issues. Also she seems to have been strong for Common Core, although she now says she is not. While there a lot of charter schools and private schools there are even more public schools, especially in large cities. Since she never has gone to a public school, and I’ll bet she never sent her kids to one she will have no idea how to help public schools. I know the goal is to get rid of public schools, but Trump got elected on helping the little guy and the neglected, and this is just going to create even more neglect.
In addition a current problem with public schools, and probably many charter schools is a serious lack of good vocational training for modern jobs. Last night I spoke with a large city government employment services employee who was attending a meeting about a large development project. I asked if the schools in that city were teaching electrical to the point where a graduate could take the Journeyman’s exam. He said they did not and that was a big problem. He said they didn’t even have apprentice level training. He called it pre-apprentice teaching and said he would really like to see a big change. Common Core is aimed at the College oriented, but lots of work is not of that type and if Trump is bringing back factories, schools should also be teaching those relevant skills.