Syndicated columnist Cal Thomas and his curmudgeonly crowd are still lurking around, ready to commit yet another verbal drive-by shooting of public school teachers. Their ammunition is innuendo, stale anecdotes and hearsay. Their favorite pet theory is that public schools are godless places run by incompetent secular humanists. That, of course, flies in the face of the documented fact that no profession in American supplies a larger number of Sunday school teachers to American churches than public school teachers. Bit what the hey, Cal has never been one to be troubled by the facts.
Constructive criticism is vital to improving public education.
A loyal opposition strengthens school governance. It ratchets up pressure to produce good results. But to that small minority of the chattering class with no real interest in improving public education, I say a hex on their house. And of course, I myself am still an imperfect human being. That hasn't changed.