Mitt's Classroom

I have no idea what to write. I am a little bit testy today as I had to sit and listen to NPR in my truck and deal with my political ally, Mitt Romney, pick on other candidates for the GOP nomination. "Mitt, what are you doing?" I asked him. "We should never sling mud at those of our own party, man."
There is absolutely nothing wrong with slinging mud at those who wrestle in filth like those of the Democratic party. But that battle has far from begun. We still need to deal with certain people like Rudy. Nevermind McCain or Thompson. These two are political dopes. One is as old as dirt, the other a flop from Tennessee who does not have a chance in Rome of beating a semi-black or a woman. Not with the power they have.
Yeah, this is education we are talking about here. But I think that Romney knows what is best for schools, a very misunderstood idea with conservatives. Mitt understands that the power of the school lies with the principals and that we need savvy principals who can build within schools a reform of a small scale to bring teachers and district offices together.
This is not to mention the breaking down of the monopoly that teachers unions have on the teacher labor market. I have yet to see what unions do beside give teachers excuses for why their students are unsuccessful. "Oh, my kids are so low!" But nevermind that.
Mitt understands that charter schools are the way to go. Allow schools to exist that are union free and teachers have the responsibility to teach as opposed to get away with the bear minimum that a contractual obligation supports. This kind of nonsense does not create successful schools. Hard work creates successful schools and we need to challenge teachers to work to that level. To compete with schools that might do better with best practice.