The "joint legislative task force" charged with developing a definition of an adeqaute education was in Manchester last night. Here are some of the gems of wisdom the speakers provided: "Education cannot be "adequate" unless it considers the needs of the individual child — and also includes kindergarten for all, provides curriculum for gifted students, allows flexibility for students with disabilities, prepares students for 21st-century technology, hires a fleet of guidance counselors to bridge gaps between parents and administrators, and extends the school day to allow children who don’t speak English at home to catch up on basic skills with a qualified teacher." In other words, an "adequate education" is an educrat’s wish-list. HOLD ON TO YOUR WALLETS!
Apparently one person, out of the 50 or so attending, had the good sense to question this ridiculous dog-and-pony show: "Tammy Simmons, executive director of the New Hampshire Advantage Coalition, said that the series of meetings, orchestrated by Gov. John Lynch, are ‘merely a feel-good exercise’ that will lead New Hampshire to a statewide income tax.
‘We don’t need to define adequate education. The court has overstepped its bounds and the legislature has not stood up to keep it in check,’ Simmons said."
