Eric Swalwell response to Sen Tim Scott's assertion that parents be put in charge of kids' education

[iluvtennis]

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Rep. Eric Swalwell@RepSwalwell·19h
Please tell me what I’m missing here. What are we doing next? Putting patients in charge of their own surgeries? Clients in charge of their own trials? When did we stop trusting experts. This is so stupid.

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Scott is an idiot.

[Irish_Dem]

1. The goal is to damage US institutions.

Education is a big target because the American educational system has always been one of the best in the world.

Who benefits from the destruction of public education?

[SheltieLover]

2. Absolutely! Doing pootin's work.

[Irish_Dem]

9. Yes, the GOP is systematically destroying America's excellence.

Our institutions, values, character, freedom.

All greatly damaged.

[SheltieLover]

14. Absolutely correct!

And then they get to grift the huge piles of money...

[Irish_Dem]

20. I know they want all the power and money, but did they have to destroy the US to get them?

Destroy all of out institutions, our national character and values?

[SheltieLover]

26. To get big rubles, yes.

[Irish_Dem]

39. If I were going to take over the world, I would not destroy it.

The planet and people are the most valuable assets we have.
Why destroy them?

[SheltieLover]

43. But you have bling between your neurons

They want to cause suffering.

[Irish_Dem]

45. Yes you are right. The pain, suffering, destruction are part of the fun for them.

[SheltieLover]

47. I've often thought about if I were wealthy, I would want others to have decent wages

And homes. If for no other reason than to make for a cohesive society & one in which elders aren't mugged & beaten for their bags of groceries.

But I guess they see things differently.

Pain & suffering is how they have "fun," I suppose.

[Evolve Dammit]

33. 'I love the un-educated." Orange Julius Bloatus

[emulatorloo]

3. Republicans. They want voters without the critical thinking skills that you gain at school.

Scientific method, logic, reading and analysis of arguments, etc.

[Lonestarblue]

12. They also want to privatize education so that we taxpayers fund for-profit schools, including

right-wing Christian schools that are heavy on the Bible and light on real education. I have a young relative who went to such a school through Grade 8. She was ill prepared for public high school and could not achieve the grades that would allow her to get admitted to the college of her choice. She’s a bright girl, just poorly educated during those so-important early years. She could not even have a gift of a Harry Potter book because it was against the Bible.

[Irish_Dem]

21. Yes. Children must properly learn to be part of the white christian minority ruling class.

[maddiemom]

35. BINGO!

Many parents feel that "critical thinking" is a threat to their "values." Politics is one reason; religion is another.

[Bluethroughu]

4. Exactly!

The children deserve better than what some parents can offer. Ridiculous.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yes destroying US trained professionals is a disservice to all.

The GOP is telling the public that teachers, librarians, doctors, nurses, psychologists, public health workers are worthless.

Ordinary joe knows more than they do.

The GOP is bent on destroying American excellence.

[Bluethroughu]

11. Breaking community resources for people. Isolation is their shtick.

Better control over the "stupid people" they love.

[SheltieLover]

15. Yup, they sure are!

[TeamProg]

22. "Who benefits from the destruction of public education?" Large employers, lying

Republican politicians.. Um, that's about it!

[Irish_Dem]

23. Russia, China, Saudi, want to be 21st century superpowers.

They must damage US excellence on their way to the top.

[rubbersole]

36. And it's working.

[Irish_Dem]

40. Yes exactly. It is the crime of the century and no one noticed.

They are getting away with all of it.

[world wide wally]

5. Parents have never been in charge of their kids education.

That is why schools were invented, Doofus

[GoCubsGo]

10. Yup, what he's asking for is homeschooling.

[barbtries]

6. dumbing down.

reagan was a consequential leader.

[Evolve Dammit]

37. that was the start wasn't it?

[barbtries]

42. that's what i tie it to,

though Nixon getting pardoned paved the way.

[Evolve Dammit]

49. they (GOP) had a "plan" since the Goldwater days and probably well before. Hell the KKK was at it's

peak in the 1920's. McCarthy, John Birch Soc., and so many others all contributed to what we see today. This is just the most recent rendition of hate and ugliness. We could be so much better but they remain an anchor to deny anything decent and good, and enrich themselves. Pathetic.

[barbtries]

50. yes.

it goes back to the very beginning. the industrial revolution. KKK. they're like zombies they never sleep. In my lifetime, i think reagan did the most damage, but gw and of course TFG - mcconnell, gingrich, all the fuckers you can think of all played their parts.

i hate republicans

[Evolve Dammit]

53. We are one!

[barbtries]

54. good to know

why can't everyone see it this way?!

[Evolve Dammit]

55. I don't know. Seemed (seems) so simple and obvious. For the last 40 years. Never ends.

Quite disgusting as "they" seem to want to undermine any advances in racial/ socio-economic equality, environmental protection, health care, child care, worker safety, etc. Ironically Nixon passed CAA, CWA, Superfund, OSHA all of which would get zero support today, so the war continues.
Hope you have a good night.
ED

[GoCubsGo]

8. "Scott is an idiot."

That is the understatement of the day.

[70sEraVet]

13. When parents are in charge of their children's education,

they will achieve the intellectual abilities of their parents.
In most cases, a pretty poor investment.

[mwooldri]

30. That's why the vast majority of parents...

... understand that they aren't best placed to educate their child. So they "outsource" this to the professionals.

[Mblaze]

16. They are putting Republicans

In charge of our children’s education. Propaganda and jingoism will be our subject today kids.

[Dave in VA]

17. How many billions do federal, state, and local

governments spend a year on public education? And just think the mega churches and corporations can't get their hands on it. We must privatize it all! Give parents the choice of being driven to "our" great school with you tax voucher.

This has been their plan for decades. Drive up the negatives about public schools and push their "answer" to the non existent problem.

As always, follow the money!

just my $0.02

[iluvtennis]

29. +++ agree. n/t

[Efilroft Sul]

18. School boards and administrators should double-dog dare parents to pull their kids from school.

The parents who raised a fuss about CRT and certain books couldn't stand staying home during covid to make sure their kids got to every Zoom class on time. They hated being around their kids 24/7 to help them with their classwork and homework. Those anti-mask/anti-vax troglodytes couldn't have been clearer about wanting little Sophia and Tyler to return to school. So go on, educators, challenge these selfish cretins to pull their kids from school. The only families that will even consider doing it are the ones that could afford a private education or those quiver fools who would choose their homeschool biology curriculum based on Jesus riding dinosaurs.

Seriously, fuck these parents. They have neither the stones nor patience to be educators.

[Baitball Blogger]

19. I had a BA and I wouldn't have had confidence setting the curriculm for my kids.

I don't even know how to do the new math. Is that anything like the fast math system that they use in India?

The one thing I expected from Public school was to expose my kids to a diverse population. I didn't get that when I went to private Catholic school nor when I went to private school for college.

[AZLD4Candidate]

24. Uncle Ruckas prays everyday for the white man making the sun rise - TV cartoon The Boondocks

Tim Scott just puckers up and kisses the asses of white men while being the answer for when Republicans are accused of bigotry. He's the "black friend" all racists have.

As Spike Lee would say, he is the GOP's "magic negro."

[Carlitos Brigante]

25. What a sad, pathetic shell of a man..... nt

[BadgerMom]

27. Retired language arts teacher here. Three thoughts.

1. Billionaires like Bill Gates, the late Eli Broad, Laurene Powell Jobs and others became interested in education as their cause celebre. I’m sure some of them hoped to use their money to improve US education. Some, however, see it as a money-making endeavor. Few, if any, have studied education. Many have attended and sent their children to private schools and don’t even have experience of being a public school student, parent or educator. They suspiciously eye the money they pay in taxes and note the large sums spent on education. Dollars inspire their opinions. They are not to be trusted with public education but they do have Republicans in their pockets.

2. Teachers in the US do not receive respect as trained professionals. They sure as heck are though. Some members of the public would do well to respect the profession more.

3. Anyone here who is interested in teaching and public education probably would like reading Diane Ravitch. She was trained at Columbia, was a high-profile educator and published books I used as resources. She was a member of the George H W Bush administration because as charters and other public school alternatives began to gain traction she was interested in them. That stopped as she recognized their many shortcomings. She blogs and shines a light on the graft and false claims made by many failing for-profit educational endeavors. She also values what we do. I think right now her latest blog entry is about Boebert, not on an education-based topic. I recommend her. A link is below.

https://dianeravitch.net/

[Pinback]

34. Ravitch is excellent.

Public school teachers are among the very most valuable members of society. They should be honored and rewarded accordingly.

[thucythucy]

28. I am so thankful that my father had nothing to do with my education. nt

[panader0]

31. Did Scott play football at Georgia too?

[Traildogbob]

32. Come on Uncle Tim

I am old enough to remember all the hell being raised, Especially from MAGA’s, about schools being closed during Covid. They realized teaching classes is hard as hell, and most of the parents are too illiterate to comprehend the subject matter. Plus many parents wanted that time away from their little assholes And loved day care being free. Most will never afford private schools and many of the poor and minority kids would not be allowed into private Jeeeebus schools.

[tulipsandroses]

38. Does that include black parents and gay parents?

Can a black parent demand that their child learn about Malcolm X and opt out of “white history “?

[Samrob]

41. Please tell me when parents were in charge of their kids education? How much further down the

rabbit hole do we go?

If parents want to be in charge of anything about their kids, start at home by teaching them manners and respect and how to think critically for themselves. Then teach them about basic civics...that is, if you know and understand it yoursel

[republianmushroom]

44. After covid home schooling scores, looks like Scott wants more dumb republicans

[Beartracks]

51. Republicans have no use for democracy... or education.

And the more they can get rid of the latter, the better chance they'll have to get rid of the former.

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[Evolve Dammit]

46. Stop the undermining stupidity, please. This country is de-volving and stupid is gaining traction.

We can't even make a fucking pencil anymore.

[Rebl2]

48. If parents

are put in charge of their kids education and not working to do so, they will go after the parents for not working. What’s next. What an idiot Scott is.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

52. I seen pitchers of Honest Abe readin in front of the fireplace. That's good enough for kids!