The Arrogance of our Educational Leaders

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/education/04educ.html

"Mr. Fenty said he made the trip to New York to observe the “endgame” of mayoral control of public schools, a controversial governance model that New York adopted seven years ago and that Washington turned to in 2007."

As if all big cities must inevitably succumb to mayoral control.

"In another classroom, students for whom English is not a first language studied a drawing and tried to name the objects they saw — cows, birds, trees. Mr. Klein expressed approval when he noticed the children were dressed in white uniforms. “Muchas gracias,” Mr. Klein offered. “You look so beautiful! Does everyone like their uniform? So do I!”"

This sounds like some totalitarian dictator at an educational brainwashing session.

It just shocks me the way these men in charge run around town dictating the terms of the game to everybody else, as if they, and only they have the right answers. We really need to take back control from these people.