Carnuccio: Choosing Teachers
Free Market Friday: Choosing teachers
By Michael C. Carnuccio, Guest Columnist
Posted: 08:57 PM Thursday, April 18, 2013
This week saw Oklahoma State University’s return to national basketball prominence. Oddly enough, it was Cowboy alum William Arthur Ward who penned many thoughts that apply to education policy.
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
I am the son of a lifelong educator. Some of my closest friends from college are teachers. You can’t talk to dedicated teachers without being captivated by their passion for the children in their classes. They care more for the future of those children than their own.
I do not know how all teachers feel about issues like school choice, the teachers union or the fact that our state still has more than 500 school districts. What I do know is that their very existence and approach to their craft provides even more evidence that we must do all we can do inject choice and empowerment into education in this state.