Commentary and Criticism about the National Education Association
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Sorry NEA President Garcia, not all in the “church of educators” say “Amen” to free college tuition.4/23/2018 “Higher education in America should be a right for all, not a privilege for a few.” Senator Bernie Sanders LILY GETS SILLY In her latest blog post, NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia wants us all to celebrate “Community College Month” by “ensuring college is a right – not a privilege.” In other words, she wants it to be free. Her response to Senator Bernie Sanders’ “College for All Act?” “… let the church of educators say ‘Amen.’” Just four months after our last article, do I have to give Garcia another lesson in what the word “free” really means? The NEA Says Education is Free: Joseph Goebbels would be so proud The obvious fact of life is that there is no such thing as free anything. “Free” college tuition for you just means that someone else is paying for it. It is either being covered by:
However, we do agree with her one statement: “… because all of our students, regardless of how much their families earn, deserve the opportunity for a great education.” But there is a big difference between the opportunity for an education and a free education. PERSONAL VIEWPOINT My daughter is in college. After all of our bills are paid, two teacher salaries (my wife and I are both in the profession) don’t even come close to being able to pay her tuition. Her choices:
At no point did we expect that someone else was obligated to pay for her education. So you want to talk free college education? What’s next? How about a free car in order to get to class at college? Free gas for that car? Naturally - how else do you expect that car to be able to move? And then there are free oil changes, tire rotation, brakes … And I almost forgot, you will probably need a free computer so that you can do all of that work at school. Where does it end, full-blown socialism? Which brings to mind the old proverb: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.”
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AuthorJonathan Smith - A New Jersey Public School Teacher who disagrees with the National Education Association. |