Mark Dayton - Crybaby!
My blog title bluntly reveals how I feel about the guy!
- His top prioirty is 4 year old kindergarden! Get a clue! My wife who is a software VP never even went to kindergarden! I remember K myelf. It was half a day. And after half a day I really really wanted to be home! (Recapitulation ... at 65 after half a day of work .... I want to be home!) And what about the infrastructure needed for more classrooms for 4 year olds! Not even thought about!
- Last week's drama. The Senate leader (a Democrat) and the House leader (a Republican) meet at the Governor's mansion to hammer out a budget deal. They emerge announcing an agreement and he is no where to be seen!
- And he is angry at the Republicans! Get a clue! The Democratic dominated Senate passed the bill this AM!
- And the Governer plans to veto the bill and send the session into overtime! The capital itself is under renovation and there is likely no place for them to meet. The Governor says they can meet outside in lawn chairs under a tent! What's this guy drinking!?
- Speaking of drinking, honestly he looks like he's been drinking. He slurs his words and mops his brow and looks like a doofus at news conferences!
- Government shutdown? Bring it on! Egg in the crybaby's face!
My favorite study about preschool is the "Perry" (no known relation) study from NC or somewhere that found that with the judicious application of tens of thousands of dollars per kid, you could hire trained teachers and.....do slightly better than the average welfare mom.....except that the correlation pretty much disappears when you account for incoming IQ among the students.
ReplyDeleteSo our "governor" wants to be remembered as someone whose great achievement is throwing money down the toilet to his political benefactors. Well, yes, but we already knew that, Mr. Dayton. Stop it, please.
check out the comments here
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As for Dayton, he is way off on his demand to include pre-k. No one wants it except the union bosses. The teachers don't want it, the school administrators don't want it, the tax payer doesn't want it, and the young children don't want it (as it would put a lot of child care businesses out of business).
Another comment from above article
ReplyDeleteThe pre-K did not pass one commitee, Senate, or House. If he does not understand how the sytem works? Maybe Governor Dayton should resign from office? He sounds like a 4 year old who need a nap!
If It Comes To Special Session, When And Where Are Up In Air:
ReplyDeleteBut when and where a special session would be held are serious questions. The Capitol will be off-limits later this week for months-long repairs. Dayton and top lawmakers would probably negotiate a new education deal before the full Legislature is summoned into session.
Dayton has floated the idea of having the Legislature meet outdoors. A downtown hotel offered to host the gathering. The state constitution requires the session to occur in St. Paul.
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk expects a couple-week breather because exhausted lawmakers need to recharge and blow off steam.
Action would have to occur before July 1 to prevent a partial shutdown.
On the danger of a veto: Educators both praise and fret over Dayton's veto promise
ReplyDeleteInteresting comment about unions:"Education Minnesota, the state teachers union, is a big supporter of universal preschool because teachers believe it will improve school readiness. Teachers unions would also likely gain members if Dayton's universal system becomes law."
The fool he is: Dayton Rejects Education Bill; Special Session Ahead
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