One other scenario - your male Kindergarten child comes home and says that he now wants to dress up with make-up and a wig just like the person who read a book to him that morning. If this were your child, as a member of a NJ public school Board, how would you handle that? If you were the teacher, what would you do? "Mark" tells the teacher to use "him/her" and - oh yes- please don't tell my parents. Here is a scenario to consider in today's educational climate - and one a board member may have to deal with -Ģnd grader Mary comes to class (in a NJ public school - let's say Sparta for e.g.) one morning and tells her teacher that she now feels like a boy and wants to be called Mark. For a brief but illuminating history of American education simply read the Wikipedia excerpt - it provides everything in a clear and concise objective perspective.Īn aside- there is no Constitutional right to a public education- this was something left to individual states to decide upon- one of the reasons we have such diverse curricula across our country and one of the reasons (among many many others, but a significant one) for the disparity in the quality of education among states. Today's US public education is nothing like it was meant to be, and has changed significantly from Colonial times to this day. My opinion is based on more than 50 years' experience as a teacher and school administrator in private and public NY and NJ schools- from rural to inner city - and from having been on boards as superintendent and as a member. my additional word here.) operating exactly how it is supposed to-how it has for centuries.". However, I do disagree with your statement that "public education system (is. It is true that LEAs do not have all the control and are required to follow NJ DoE administrative codes and regulations. Thank you for your common sense approach to dealing with LEAs. "Your Sparta Board of Education Vote is More Meaningful Than Ever My opinion response to a recent article from Friday July 22, 2022
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