Our Schools must EDUCATE our students, inspiring them to thrive... NOT Indoctrinate them with current fads and venues that do not press our students into successful futures. Vocational education MUST be part of helping students discover that future.
· This includes ROBUST vocational education like what D-20 executes.
· Today, education is under attack. Often, its educators themselves who forsake truth for a politicized form of Indoctrination.
· Serving on the D20 DAC has been a wonderful experience with superb principals, teachers and District administrators. I have personally witnessed their love for their schools and students reinforced by the desire to educate… rejecting indoctrination that harms our students.
· The problem is that agendas that indoctrinate are creeping in. Some threaten vocational education. When children are encouraged to view historical, scientific, and mathematical facts as cultural artifacts that may be embraced or discarded without consequence, that crosses a line. Facts matter because reality matters. Few places reinforce Facts more than vocational education… Accidentally cutting off a hand with a circular saw during improper use is a good case in point.
· As a city council member, I will work with City School Districts to harmonize vocational education programs for students. That includes working with the school boards in our city – after all, their construction / development projects are among the largest long-term efforts when considered across the past decade.
ONE THING
· I want our city school districts to do one thing for my grandkids – Teach the US Constitution to all grades and all students in city school districts one hour per week.