Upon further reflection, I think Arizona State Senator John Huppenthal managed to do that quite well all on his own.
If it's one thing I can't stand, it's public officials who claim to be pro education yet off screen seem to be doing all that they can to hamstring our public schools.
Such hypocrisy is endemic in America, and it's my opinion that public officials who work to reduce moneys to support the schools in their state should be called out at every opportunity.
So, Senator Huppenthal, the education Senator . . . who taught you how to read?
O, you were born knowing everything that you could possibly have learned in a public school! Interesting.
So, then, you didn't need to attend K-12, being so smart and all right from the get go? Amazing.
O, you were born knowing everything that you could possibly have learned in a public school! Interesting.
So, then, you didn't need to attend K-12, being so smart and all right from the get go? Amazing.
Well, that casts a different light on things.
And that explains why you appear to have had no direct experience on which to base your opinion that schools are clearly over funded and deserve to be reined in.
But even though you evidently didn't need to attend public schools, you did so: graduating from a Tucson high school, earning a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering (thank the gods that it wasn't genetic engineering) from Northern Arizona University and an MBA (so you can ADD) from Arizona State University . . . But despite all that exposure to public education, you're gutting funding for Arizona schools.
So I ask you, Senator Huppenthal, how is it that you are such a threat to public eduction, being a product of that system yourself? If you had good experiences, wouldn't you then want to improve schools even more? But if, on the other hand, your experiences were less than gold standard, wouldn't you want to bust your backside to make sure that schools now were given the funding to become the kind you'd always dreamed of attending? Either way, Senator, wouldn't you want to be a champion of education rather than a subversive underminer?
You have 2 daughters . . . why don't you want the best for them?
And that explains why you appear to have had no direct experience on which to base your opinion that schools are clearly over funded and deserve to be reined in.
But even though you evidently didn't need to attend public schools, you did so: graduating from a Tucson high school, earning a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering (thank the gods that it wasn't genetic engineering) from Northern Arizona University and an MBA (so you can ADD) from Arizona State University . . . But despite all that exposure to public education, you're gutting funding for Arizona schools.
So I ask you, Senator Huppenthal, how is it that you are such a threat to public eduction, being a product of that system yourself? If you had good experiences, wouldn't you then want to improve schools even more? But if, on the other hand, your experiences were less than gold standard, wouldn't you want to bust your backside to make sure that schools now were given the funding to become the kind you'd always dreamed of attending? Either way, Senator, wouldn't you want to be a champion of education rather than a subversive underminer?
You have 2 daughters . . . why don't you want the best for them?
Pardon me if I stifle a gasp and swallow a laugh, but aren't you running for State Superintendent of Public Instruction? And haven't you served on the Arizona State Senate's Education for the past seventeen years?
Oooo K.
Then would you mind explaining the discrepancies between your voting record and your statements in support of schools. Discrepancies that Mr. Keith Wagner, the Tempe Corona del Sol High School school student who interviewed you, brought to your attention.
Upon further consideration, I don't actually care if you mind or not. Step up and own your behavior, Senator Huppenthal.
Gentle Reader . . . watch Mr. Wagner's interview with Senator Huppenthal and decide for yourself
1. Huppenthal Champion of Arizona education
OR
2. Huppenthal, Liar and Scoundrel
O, and before you watch Senator Huppenthal's slow squirm, you need to know that his official web site's home page describes the Senator as "One of Arizona's leading authorities on educational issues" and "an experienced leader with a plan to improve Arizona schools."
And it might also be helpful to know that having served for 17 straight years on the AZ Senate Education Committee, Senator Huppenthal is now running for Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Cast your informed vote below [choose only one option]:
Huppenthal for AZ Superintendent of Public Instruction
___hell, yes!!!___
___In the name of all that's holy . . . and over my dead body ___NO___
If you want to follow up, read more concerning Senator Huppenthal's views about education . . . seems to contradict what he told Mr. Wagner in their interview.
And more here in these two articles: the first appearing in the June 14, 2010, edition of the Phoenix New Times, and the other in the June 19, 2010, edition of The Arizona Republic.
But you be the judge. Some after thoughts gleaned from Senator's web site about his pro-education attitude.
Gentle Reader, please, if you care about your kids and future generations, PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING REGARDING SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
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