Jersey Jazzman was struck by the hypocrisy of Governor Christie’s recent statements. He is against the Common Core because there is no teacher “buy-in.” Since when, asks JJ, has Christie cared about teachers’ views?
He wants standards developed by New Jersey educators. This is a good one, says JJ.
No politician in the history of New Jersey has listened less to teachers than Chris Christie. It’s absurd that he pretends that he wants educators to be involved in any aspect of education policy.
– “The buy-in from both communities has not been what we need…” Buy-in from teachers?! Is he insane?!
This is a man who compared us to drug dealers, told us we were greedy, told our students we didn’t care about their learning, and said we only care about having summers off. Now he worries we haven’t had “buy-in”?!
No politician in the history of New Jersey has done more to demonize and denigrate the teaching profession than Chris Christie. The thought that he is suddenly concerned that we haven’t had enough “buy-in” is laughable.
Why should we listen to Governor Christie, asks JJ.
America, take it from those of us living in Jersey: this man doesn’t care one whit about the Common Core, or education standards, or anything having to do with school policies. Chris Christie’s sole interest in education policy is in its worth as a political tool: a tool to diminish the strength of unions, demonize public workers, and shift the focus off of his own many, many failures as governor.
When the Bridgegate scandal blew open, Christie decided to unveil a useless initiative to lengthen the school day and year, hoping to get the press talking about anything other than his out-of-control staff. It never went anywhere — and why would it? Once it had served its purpose as a distraction, it went away.
There is a serious debate to be had about the Common Core — but Chris Christie really couldn’t care less about the issue. So long as he harbors delusions of gaining of national office, this man will use New Jersey’s education system in any way he thinks will gain him political points.
In a sane world, anything Chris Christie says about education policy would be ignored.
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