I feel like we're getting lost in the weeds, which is typical of bureaucratic approaches.
Let's cut to the chase. The DoE is about 50 years old. What results have we seen? We've seen education become massively more expensive, while the quality of education is disintegrating.
I taught for six years in the 1970s. Just as Jimmy Carter was creating the DoE, I decided to move on. While my decision to leave wasn't based on Carter, I still felt I was getting out just in time. I predicted that education would become bureaucratized and factionalized to the detriment of students everywhere. I was right.
One more thing: Good intentions are not a worthwhile metric. When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging!
I feel like we're getting lost in the weeds, which is typical of bureaucratic approaches.
Let's cut to the chase. The DoE is about 50 years old. What results have we seen? We've seen education become massively more expensive, while the quality of education is disintegrating.
I taught for six years in the 1970s. Just as Jimmy Carter was creating the DoE, I decided to move on. While my decision to leave wasn't based on Carter, I still felt I was getting out just in time. I predicted that education would become bureaucratized and factionalized to the detriment of students everywhere. I was right.
One more thing: Good intentions are not a worthwhile metric. When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging!