5. California schools stink
As has been pointed out elsewhere, California is an ongoing laboratory experiment in leftism. You’d think the results, as horrendous as they are, would have called for some “changes in hypothesis,” or even a new batch of research scientists. But no, here in CA we keep running the same experiments, over and over, to see if we can get new and better results! None so far, but we’re nothing if not persistent!
Nowhere is this insanity more heartbreaking than in our state’s public schools. They are a disgrace. And just like other school systems across the country that are entrenched in unions, massive financial waste and too many administrators, California’s schools are a case study in failure. A couple of very recent examples should bring this home.
In inner-city Los Angeles, a high school dean is being investigated for possible involvement with child pornography. At the school, he handled discipline and safety issues (fox/henhouse). And note: This wasn’t just a teacher. This was someone who had worked his way up the administrative ladder in the massive and pathetically-inadequate L.A. Unified School District.
Your (California) tax dollars at work!
In beautiful (not) Oakland, a teacher has been suspended due to the fact that two 2nd graders – SECOND GRADERS – engaged in oral sex in front of the other students in the classroom – WHILE THE TEACHER WAS PRESENT. (I know, that’s a lot of CAPS, but don’t you think they’re warranted?) I guess it’s understandable that the teacher missed it. After all, teachers in Oakland are very, very busy – protesting banks with their fellow union members and ACORN (or the latest incarnation of it). They can’t be bothered with things like teaching, or keeping 2nd graders from re-enacting porn movies. No sirree! That teacher was probably off in a corner reading something inspirational, like Dreams from My Father.
Your (California) tax dollars at work!
