Top LYS Tweets from the Week of July 16, 2017

If you are not following @LYSNation on Twitter, then you missed the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of July 16, 2017 when they were first posted.  And if you are on Twitter, you might want to check out the Tweeters who made this week’s list.

1. John McCain is an American hero and one of the bravest fighters I've ever known. Cancer doesn't know what it's up against. Give it hell, John. (By @BarackObama)

2. Vouchers are an orchestrated doom loop that victimizes a public trust for elitist and anti-democratic gain. Shameful. (By @LYSNation)

3. Unlike PUBLIC schools, private schools are allowed to EXCLUDE and SAY NO for any reason, at their sole discretion. (By @LYSNation)

4. So simple, even a cave man gets it... Vouchers BAD. Public schools GOOD!  (By @LYSNation)

5. Formative and summative systems must be independent, otherwise everything is summative. (By @jenn_frantz)

6. As much as possible, avoid solving conflict and failure with added policies and procedures. (By @Leadershipfreak)

7. An investment in teaching new teachers about building positive relationships creates productive and positive classrooms for students. (By @barnes_glenn)

8. Don’t make decisions based on feedback from haters and degraders. (By @Leadershipfreak)

9. I am not remotely interested in just being good. –Vince Lombardi (By @SportsMotto)

10. The Fundamental 5 (Cain & Laird) is a required book for the Education Leadership – Curriculum & Instruction course at the University of North Texas - Dallas. Students are encouraged to follow LYS on Twitter. (By @DrJerryRBurkett)

Think. Work. Achieve.

Your turn...

• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5 
• Upcoming Conference Presentations: The Fundamental 5 National Summit (Keynote) 
• Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Timer (Fundamental 5 Delivery Tool); PowerWalks CLC (Networked Formative Observation Tool) 
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook

School Vouchers - Public Money to Support ISM's

I was recently challenged, “What if all of your critiques about school vouchers were positively addressed and corrected?  Would you then be able to support their implementation?”

A valid question.  Essentially, in my mind, is there room for compromise and peaceful co-existence between school vouchers and public education?  The answer is unequivocally, “No.”

This is not a case of pig headiness. This is a case of moral principal. School vouchers are unabashedly anti-democratic (not party, ideals).  School vouchers represent the use of public money to support private “ISM’s.” Take your pick: Elitism; Racism; Religiousism (my word, any denomination); Sexism; Escapism; etc. 

Not all of these ISM’s are bad and not all of them are detrimental to society. In fact, there are ISM’s that are extremely beneficial to society.  But the essence of ISM is to separate, categorize, elevate and/or marginalize those who belong to the ISM and those who do not.  We cannot forget that just a generation ago we litigated separate, but equal. Because separate, but equal… is not.

As such, the school of the ISM must remain private.  Those who adhere to the ISM can choose to pay to have their children indoctrinated and educated in the ISM.  That is their right. But the public is under no obligation to fund that choice.  And to compel the public to do so, has the very real consequence of having the public fund activities detrimental to the public good.

Does that mean that there are those who desire to join the ISM, but are unable to do so due to a lack of financial means? Yes. Does that mean that the public should concern itself with this fact? Absolutely not.

Our ideals and institutions of public education are the foundation of our democratic society.  As such, they should be cherished, supported and well-funded.  Any scheme that does otherwise is frankly, Anti-American.   

Think. Work. Achieve.

Your turn...

• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5 
• Upcoming Conference Presentations: The Fundamental 5 National Summit (Keynote) 
• Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Timer (Fundamental 5 Delivery Tool); PowerWalks CLC (Networked Formative Observation Tool) 
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook

The Voucher Mindset

A brief look inside the mind of the anti-publics school politician and school voucher proponent during his morning commute... 

You know, it is really unreasonable that I have to pay taxes that don’t benefit ME directly.  After all, I have worked hard for everything I have accomplished, without ever benefiting from any public infrastructure built by the generations of taxpayers before ME.  I also have no obligation to provide a means of betterment for my fellow citizens who are less successful I am.  After all, the poor choose to be poor.

Since I do not want MY children to have to spend the day with the unwashed masses I choose to send MY children to private school. Because of MY choice, I am paying private school tuition to educate MY children and school taxes to educate the children of the unwashed masses I do not want MY children to be around.  What I need is a school voucher to yank back MY tax dollars that are used to educate the children of those who do not work as hard as ME.

I, oops, I mean we, need school vouchers.

I can’t believe I am stuck behind this bus again. Why won’t MY driver go around that thing.  You know, it is really unreasonable that I have to pay taxes to support public transportation. As if I would ever consider riding something so common.  Does not anyone care what it costs ME to pay for this limousine. What I need is a transportation voucher to yank back MY tax dollars that are used to transport of those less deserving than ME.

I, oops, I mean we, should call it Limo Choice.

Think. Work. Achieve.

Your turn...

• Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com!  http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5 
• Upcoming Conference Presentations: The Fundamental 5 National Summit (Keynote) 
• Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Timer (Fundamental 5 Delivery Tool); PowerWalks CLC (Networked Formative Observation Tool) 
• Follow Sean Cain and LYS on www.Twitter.com/LYSNation  and like Lead Your School on Facebook