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My full written testimony before the House subcommittee today:
"I have had a front-row seat in schools for the last decade, watching as progressives have waged damaging wars against merit, all in the name of equity."
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Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform”
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Daniel Buck, “Youngest Old Man in Ed Reform”
@MrDanielBuck
Father, Child of God, Runner | Research Fellow, @AEI & Director, CERN | Author, "What Is Wrong with Our Schools?"
Wisconsin
Joined October 2014
- I’m a teacher and public school administrator and let me tell you: It would do immeasurable good if Trump shut down the Department of Education
- I’m continually amazed, astounded, disgusted(?) that “I don’t want my child exposed to sexual content from other adults or strangers” is treated as a controversial position
- You know who LOVES discipline in schools? The other 29 kids in a classroom that aren’t throwing furniture or cussing out their teachers, want to learn, and want a break from the chaos of their misbehaving peers
- “Critical Race Theory is all a Republican lie!” False. I’m a teacher. It’s in schools.
00:00 - My wife and I have committed to a no-screen childhood for my daughter so far and it has been the best parenting decision that I’ve made Car rides, restaurants, church, wherever, no phones. We bring books. Coloring supplies. We rely on our own conversation or singing to engage
- Replacing textbooks with Chromebooks was a mistake
- “Why are all the teachers quitting?!” Behavior. It’s behavior. No one who’s actually in a school with half a brain in their head needs to ask that question
- I’m a teacher, and just sayin’, I’m planning to vote for the side that fought to keep schools open.
- If students can't read by the end of 3rd grade, they shouldn't go to 4th grade Why is this controversial?
- Average yearly homeschooling costs: $700-$1800 per student Average pub school cost: $10k-15k per student Imagine.... Imagine if we allowed families to spend that money on education as they see fit. School choice now, folks.
- A student said to me "transwomen are women," and I simply replied "no, they are not" and moved on with my lesson. If a student asserted "2x6=13," we would correct their thinking, would we not?
- Ma’am, your child isn’t misbehaving because he’s too smart and bored I’ve had plenty of gifted kids who behaved just fine He’s misbehaving because he’s never been told “no” at home and only ever treated as a wittle angel who can do no wrong
- Teachers, if your preferred candidate loses tonight, it’s not your responsibility to lecture your students tomorrow about how fascism is coming to America