Dick Borrell Response
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Question 1: Many alternatives to the existing education
system have been proposed; including charter schools, vouchers and private
sector involvement. Do you favor any of these approaches, or do you
have specific proposals to strengthen the current system?
Dick Borrell would support:
Returning authority to parents and local communities.
Alternative educational settings for disruptive and troublesome
students. Teacher's rights to teach only children who they want in
their classrooms. A lawsuit veil so schools and teachers can
discipline, maintain order and safety. Charter schools and tax
credits (which are the current law). Competition between all forms of
education. Parents' rights to home school their children.
Dick Borrell would oppose:
Goals 2000 curriculum and any other derivative of the "diversity rule".
Teacher's time spent indoctrinating, not teaching. Requiring teachers
to perform medication services, as a condition of employment.
As a former public school teacher in Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin I
support public schools. But the question is should we use tax dollars
to support private schools? Article XIII Section 2 of our State
Constitution, reads as follows, "In no case shall any public money or
property be appropriated or used for the support of schools wherein the
distinctive doctrines, creeds or tenets of any particular Christian or
other religious sect are promulgated or taught." The constitution says
"In no case". If we want vouchers, then we must amend our State
Constitution.
We are now spending over $6,600 per student on our public education.
What we taxpayers want to know is why is it that private schools do an
equal or better job educating children for about half that amount? How
are we tying the hands of our public school teachers so that they are
less effective?
I say that if we are to save our public schools we need to return to
teaching our students how to think, not what to think!
I have much more to share about education but I'm respecting the 300
word limit.
Prepared by BORRELL FOR GOVERNOR, Mike Wanchena, Treausrer
4859 US Hwy 12 SW, Waverly, MN 55390 (612) 658-4102 Fax (612)
658-4102
