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Re: Lol SC Republicans picked an unqualified candidate for State

Jun 29, 2022, 4:48 PM

wut?

Why am I running to be your Superintendent of Education? Because I know first-hand that a great education is the front door of the American Dream…and I believe that we have a responsibility to throw open this door of opportunity for every child in South Carolina.

I was born right here in South Carolina and there is no place I’d rather call home. Growing up, my family was far from wealthy. I’ll always be grateful for the sacrifices my parents made to ensure I had the educational and spiritual foundation I needed to succeed in life.

I was blessed with opportunities to attend a variety of schools, including homeschooling for several years. Learning from home provided me the incredible opportunity to work in the afternoons with Dad in his small residential construction business. This experience ingrained in me a small business work ethic and the power of simply telling the truth.

I also witnessed the power of a great teacher on a student’s life. I graduated from my local public school and was shaped there by the leadership of an incredible principal and some terrific, top-notch teachers. I particularly remember my AP U.S. History and Economics teacher, Dr. McMann. His enthusiasm for his subjects and his passion for teaching helped set the trajectory for my life and career.

After graduating from Bob Jones University in Greenville, I went to work for U.S. Senator Jim DeMint. During the next 12 years, I learned by example the value of standing strong for common-sense principles and conservative values: saying what you mean and meaning what you say.

In 2013, alongside Senator DeMint, we launched Palmetto Promise Institute, South Carolina’s premier free-market public policy research and solutions organization. Over the last 9 years, I have worked every day to improve the lives of South Carolinians by fighting for smaller government, less regulation, and conservative policies that enhance our freedoms.

Through this challenging work and my volunteer service on the SC Education Oversight Committee, I have dug deep into K-12 education policy. I have seen “under the hood” of South Carolina’s education system and built strong relationships with both education innovators and policy leaders across the state.

As a volunteer in my church, I have gained important perspective working closely with children and adults with special needs and their families. As a lifelong learner, I’m pursuing a Master’s degree in Management and Leadership that I will complete this year.

Leadership has never been more necessary in South Carolina education.

I am running for Superintendent of Education because the people of South Carolina – children, parents, teachers, and job creators – deserve a proven leader who will serve them with a listening ear, a strong backbone, and a laser focus on excellence.

As with any team, different positions require different capabilities. If elected, my “3 P’s” formula for success as Superintendent will be simple, if not easy.

First, I will continue to listen carefully to PEOPLE—parents, teachers, job creators, and students themselves—to understand the perspectives of all the stakeholders in our education system. Second, I will work with others to translate those perspectives into effective POLICY ideas communicated with a strong vision to expand and support what is working and to change what isn’t.

Lastly, good policies don’t just happen in a vacuum. It requires a thorough understanding of the often complex and challenging policy-making PROCESS, whether in Columbia or Washington. Navigating that process demands transparent communication and trusted relationships, skills I have been privileged to hone over the last 20 years.

A great education sets the trajectory for a child’s future. Here in South Carolina, the voices of our students, parents, teachers, and job creators deserve to be heard: each one is essential in our shared journey to empower every child in our state to reach their full, God-given potential.

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The problem is not the money but how it’s being spent. Lots of corruption and miss allocation. America in general spends more money on education than any country except Switzerland.

Far less money was spent on education 40 years ago yet the results were infinitely better than today. The problem isn’t money. In fact there have been studies where they wrote blank checks to school systems for 10 years and those systems only continue to decline.

I’m sure I will be called a racist but the sad reality is the states with the highest percentage of minorities rank at the bottom in terms of education. If you go to places like California and New York rank the counties based on test scores and education results and you’ll find that the worst performing counties are the ones with the most minorities. Speaking of California they’re terrible in education.

Private schools in Catholic schools don’t spend as much as public schools but get significantly better results. I’m talking about small rural private schools not expensive private schools like Ashley Hall or Porter Gaud.

Do you know what’s the number one indicator to educational success for K through 12? It’s not the state or the county or the school system. It’s not money. It’s not even race or ethnic city directly speaking. It’s parental involvement. Wando high school has kids that perform significantly better than some of the schools in downtown Charleston and black neighborhoods or rural Charleston County schools that are almost all black because the parents east of the Cooper care about their children and education. I have numerous friends that moved to Mount Pleasant and paid significantly more for a house there so that their kids can go to school in Mount Pleasant rather than live in other parts of Charleston when housing would’ve been much cheaper. But in those neighborhoods they would’ve had to of sent their children to private school to get the education they wanted for their kids. And it’s actually cheaper to buy a significantly more expensive house than it is to send multiple children to private school. And in those nicer neighborhoods you will get a far greater appreciation on the house which will increase your net worth and be your retirement account.

Lol SC Republicans picked an unqualified candidate for State

Re: Lol SC Republicans picked an unqualified candidate for State

Not that qualifies her for the top position for Education in

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*run

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But she uses all the buzzwords that Trumpkins fear

Re: Lol SC Republicans picked an unqualified candidate for State

OP is saying that to have this position

Which should concern you. Because if she doesn't

I prefer my State Superintendents to have their Master's

Re: I prefer my State Superintendents to have their Master's

Re: I prefer my State Superintendents to have their Master's

My wife says teachers across SC are contacting Bob Jones

Love it***

You’re an idiot.

Do you have to have a birth certificate?***

Re: Exactly.

Agreed!***

People like you are so dumb I’m surprised you can function in society

Working at a think tankish / policyish place always sounded like fun

Lisa Ellis went to this school

Jeff Scott went there too.***

Muschamp's kids went there.***

It seems like the job is a pretty easy one.

We already spent more than enough on education.

She won the election, so she’s qualified.***

Another post proving you're a poser***

This is how idiocracy (democracy) works. I mean Obama isn't

LOL, American Liberals picked and Unqualified

Re: Lol SC Republicans picked an unqualified candidate for State

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