We'd lived in Florida for a number of years; my husband the longest, as he was finishing his 30 years working in one of the city departments. ( I'd had enough of Florida & it's hurricane evacuations; moved up to Georgia, bought a home & took a new position near Atlanta.)
I read him your story this morning and he, looking disgusted, sa…
We'd lived in Florida for a number of years; my husband the longest, as he was finishing his 30 years working in one of the city departments. ( I'd had enough of Florida & it's hurricane evacuations; moved up to Georgia, bought a home & took a new position near Atlanta.)
I read him your story this morning and he, looking disgusted, said, "Glad we got out when we did. Welcome to Nazi Germany folks. Hopefully they'll vote this DeSantis guy out of office. "
People who vote for people like this with dictatorship like tendencies, appeal to some people, who not only admire control on some level, but like to be controlled, unconsciously or not. Some perhaps think it brings a certain order ( safety) to their lives & life in general imo. But the thing with people like him, he has a certain populist appeal to a certain group, for a time. But these folks also tend to made edicts by whim over time. I think it appeals to an inner need for power. Narcissists with strong sociopathic tendencies ( like 45) feed off of this & the more they get, the greedier they get. (Wait until he starts attempting to have the content of your TV news limited, or goes after newspapers that critique his policies. ) Yes, it will be challenged in the courts as unconstitutional. But meanwhile, people like this & governments (local, state or national) create chaos for folks; while they make their best attempt to exercise their stifling, repressive, policies. (And i have to wonder if he thinks the large population of seniors in Florida have their own concerns to deal with daily. As they have no children any longer at home, no skin in the game, they wont push back. )
As we recall with trump & his administration, chaos reigned...daily.
So we have another governor with macheavelian tendencies, twisting truth & limiting one's personal application of COMMON SENSE, by placing limits on EVERYONE'S freedoms. Not allowing parents to take some responsibility in making their own judgements for THEIR OWN CHILD'S education. It means you dont have to think about it. But what they see, hear, experience on the streets when they're not home, is another matter.
A, "ONE SIZE FITS ALL EDUCATIONAL" strategy tends to lead to mediocrity, a deadening of enthusiasm, creativity & the soul, dare I say, imo. When teachers must teach in an atmosphere of fear; you tend to have the best & brightest, the most inspiring, leave the field. What you have left, are often the uninspiring, unenthusuastic & " dull;" happy to plod around the ring on a lead.
But you can bet, an expensive private education bought for the children of wealthy community leaders & the elite, will be free of many of these restraints. Someone's got to be " groomed" to think critically, or at least to aspire to the trappings of power; to be leaders of industry, political office and mind the docile sheep.
We'd lived in Florida for a number of years; my husband the longest, as he was finishing his 30 years working in one of the city departments. ( I'd had enough of Florida & it's hurricane evacuations; moved up to Georgia, bought a home & took a new position near Atlanta.)
I read him your story this morning and he, looking disgusted, said, "Glad we got out when we did. Welcome to Nazi Germany folks. Hopefully they'll vote this DeSantis guy out of office. "
People who vote for people like this with dictatorship like tendencies, appeal to some people, who not only admire control on some level, but like to be controlled, unconsciously or not. Some perhaps think it brings a certain order ( safety) to their lives & life in general imo. But the thing with people like him, he has a certain populist appeal to a certain group, for a time. But these folks also tend to made edicts by whim over time. I think it appeals to an inner need for power. Narcissists with strong sociopathic tendencies ( like 45) feed off of this & the more they get, the greedier they get. (Wait until he starts attempting to have the content of your TV news limited, or goes after newspapers that critique his policies. ) Yes, it will be challenged in the courts as unconstitutional. But meanwhile, people like this & governments (local, state or national) create chaos for folks; while they make their best attempt to exercise their stifling, repressive, policies. (And i have to wonder if he thinks the large population of seniors in Florida have their own concerns to deal with daily. As they have no children any longer at home, no skin in the game, they wont push back. )
As we recall with trump & his administration, chaos reigned...daily.
So we have another governor with macheavelian tendencies, twisting truth & limiting one's personal application of COMMON SENSE, by placing limits on EVERYONE'S freedoms. Not allowing parents to take some responsibility in making their own judgements for THEIR OWN CHILD'S education. It means you dont have to think about it. But what they see, hear, experience on the streets when they're not home, is another matter.
A, "ONE SIZE FITS ALL EDUCATIONAL" strategy tends to lead to mediocrity, a deadening of enthusiasm, creativity & the soul, dare I say, imo. When teachers must teach in an atmosphere of fear; you tend to have the best & brightest, the most inspiring, leave the field. What you have left, are often the uninspiring, unenthusuastic & " dull;" happy to plod around the ring on a lead.
But you can bet, an expensive private education bought for the children of wealthy community leaders & the elite, will be free of many of these restraints. Someone's got to be " groomed" to think critically, or at least to aspire to the trappings of power; to be leaders of industry, political office and mind the docile sheep.
Bravo Bonnie! Bravo! Well stated and nicely done.