Mitt Romney: Trump has made a smart choice for education secretary

[DonViejo]

By Mitt Romney January 6 at 7:30 PM

Mitt Romney, a Republican, was governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. In 2012, he was the Republican nominee for president.

The nomination of Betsy DeVos for secretary of education has reignited the age-old battle over education policy. The heat is already intense not just because it involves the future of our children but also because a lot of money is at stake. Essentially, it’s a debate between those in the education establishment who support the status quo because they have a financial stake in the system and those who seek to challenge the status quo because it’s not serving kids well.

Both sides will take their case to the public hoping to sway senators who will vote on confirmation. Here’s my take.

First, it’s important to have someone who isn’t financially biased shaping education. As a highly successful businesswoman, DeVos doesn’t need the job now, nor will she be looking for an education job later. Her key qualification is that she cares deeply about our children and will do everything in her power to offer them a brighter future. She founded two of the nation’s leading education reform organizations and helped open the door to charter schools in her home state of Michigan. I have known her for many years; she is smart, dynamic, no nonsense and committed. That’s why the education establishment is so animated to stop her.

Second, it’s important to have someone who will challenge the conventional wisdom and the status quo. In 1970, it cost $56,903 to educate a child from K-12. By 2010, adjusting for inflation, we had raised that spending to $164,426 — almost three times as much. Further, the number of people employed in our schools had nearly doubled. But despite the enormous investment, the performance of our kids has shown virtually no improvement. The establishment predictably calls for more spending and smaller classrooms — in other words, more teachers and more pay. But more of the same is demonstrably not the answer.

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[Cracklin Charlie]

1. Betsy must have been in Mittens' binder.

[BSdetect]

2. There are plenty of nutjobs for him to pick without having to keep a binder.

They want to destroy education as it leads to critical thinking sometimes.

[Cracklin Charlie]

3. Mitt had "binders full of women". Remember?

It was a joke, just not a great one.

Trump and his team of ball-washers are the real joke.

[spanone]

4. from a man who hasn't made a smart choice in years

[theaocp]

5. I just can't read this mind-numbing horseshit

from Mittens. I'm actually offended this clown's nickname is linked to the standard image of my home state, but I digress.

WHEN IN THE FUCK HAVE WE ATTEMPTED SMALLER CLASSROOM SIZES, YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING WASTE OF OXYGEN?!? Yes, MORE TEACHERS and SMALLER CLASS SIZES would be fucking AMAZEBALLS! You want to see goddamn miracles in the classroom? See, I can do math, thanks to my great public school teachers in my formative years: LOWER teacher-student ratios gives more opportunities to identify deficiencies and weaknesses that can be attacked by dedicated professionals. Or, just keep piling in students at whatever numbers you can match to the chairs you have available (or not, as the case may be - the floor looks comfortable, or maybe a shelf or some kind) and throw caution to the wind! If they isn't larnin', there's always a cheaper alternative available for the rabble, amiright?!

He is comparing total numbers of expenditures without ANY consideration of where that money is spent! WHAT. THE. FUCK. kind of chicanery is this? How many goddamn assistant superintendents does the district need? Give me a fully-accredited co-teacher with access to funds for my endeavors (I'll be happy to justify what I spend, thank you) and we will inspire a generation. Or badmouth me and mine, while merrily dumping more and more responsibilities on us and then blame us in the end. I'm guessing you'll go with the latter, Mitt-boy.

Fucking Christ.

[narnian60]

7. Well said.

[dembotoz]

6. folks might foret that the cost of a new corvette in 1970 would seem like a real bargain too

and that in 1954 my parents bought a new house for 13 k


mitts just wants to deceive because that is what mitt does

[Generic Brad]

8. Mitt is puckering up

Trump's ass must be in the vicinity.