re: #239 Obdicut

How is that an answer? Don’t move to the town? What if the town changes? What if your dream job is there?

Many of these ‘local control’ arguments seem to wind up arguing that people will naturally segregate themselves into communities of like-minded people— which would be a problem we want to avoid, not encourage.

I don’t think the feds should have zero involvement but I think it’s the locals that have to fund the vast majority of the system and then deal with the results. It should be up to them to decide the curriculum.

How does that logically follow? Shouldn’t what’s best for the kids and education be our guiding light in this?

Sorry I didn’t see this before my last response. It sounds as though you are in favor of centralized control if it fits your idea of what is best for the kids. The problem with that is when the people in control are not agreeing with you on what is best for the kids.

We can debate what kind of sex and science ed is best for the kids but that doesn’t answer the question of who gets ot be in charge? Obviously we agree that Texas has gone over the cliff but I am not likely to want to replace them with a group that would like us to drive over the other cliff.

It is much easier for you as an involved parent to influence a local board than a state board.

It is much easier for you as a parent to find alternative education for your child if it means moving to the next town vs. the next state.