Education

I believe that control of education needs to be in the hands of parents, teachers and principals at the local level. The federal government should get out of the way and let the states do what is best for their local school officials so that every child receives a quality education. 

I believe we should return to the fundamentals of learning with a focus on critical thinking rather than the reciting of facts and figures that are forgotten soon after the test. If a student has learned how to think through issues and problems thoroughly, couple that with personal initiative and they will be able to achieve anything.

We also need to make sure that our teachers are taken care of and have the tools to be successful.  My mother taught in public schools for 40 years and I learned through her, and friends in the teaching profession, the many significant challenges our teachers face today. Teachers should be allowed to focus on educating our students, not bogged down with paperwork and testing.  We need to encourage our best and brightest to enter the teaching profession and reward them for their success. 

The federal government should get out of the way and let the states do what is best for their local school officials so that every child receives a quality education.