Richard Sherman Quotes
My school almost lost its accreditation. If that had happened, my diploma wouldn't have been worth anything.
Sherman, Richard. Interview. The Seattle Times, 2013.
Most of the cost of elementary and secondary education in America is borne by local governments and to a lesser extent by state governments. The Federal government share, as with policing, and garbage collection, is quite small. And in education the laws of the nation limit the role that the Federal government can play in the school curriculum or other aspect of school performance.
Essentially a State of the Nation presentation. After the French Revolution there was huge pressure to produce equal education for all classes. Examinations were the means by which the revolutionary government attempted to assure educational quality. But with the emphasis on examinations, other aspects of the French curriculum degenerated. One of Napoleon’s first reforms was to deemphasize testing and bring back the emphasis on creativity and other aspects of education. There are some who see a parallel between the testing after the French Revolution and that of the George W. Bush administration—“No Child Left Behind”—to be well-intentioned but detrimental to the overall quality of education for the nation.
To many Republicans and conservatives this view was heresy, especially coming from a leader of the Party that wanted to abolish the Federal Department of Education and leave education to the states and local communities. The culture of which he complains, others, left and right, considered virtuous and good educational policy. In actuality there have been educational standards for years for most schools and states like New York have had states wide exams. Paige and others wanted Federal Standards which were implemented and the nation had to contend with States and School districts who cheated to avoid the harsh penalties. Meanwhile American citizens are less satisfied with public schools than ever despite the fact that America has some of the best schools in the world.
The Governor had just ordered the withdrawal of the State from the “Common Core” national educational standards and testing program. Louisiana has always had a relatively poor education system and the test scores of Louisiana Students were very poor compared with students from other states. However, this was embarrassing, and instead of trying to improve the education in the State, the Governor wanted the State to have their own tests so they could lower the standards and appear to have better results in percentage of students passing. The State Superintendent of Education, however, claimed the Governor did not have the authority to withdraw from the common core, and a political and legal battle began.
L. P. Jacks. Since this quotation education the world over has vastly improved. However arguably, the reasons were not ethics of nations and their leaders but a combination of public demand and the clear coupling of education with necessary qualifications for jobs and scientific and technological development of nations.
Holland, very early had a public school system, and abolished religious instruction in those schools and relegating that to Sunday Schools and home religious instruction.
Richard Kevin Sherman is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He has been selected to the Pro Bowl five times and voted All-Pro five times, including three times to the first team. He led the NFL in interceptions in 2013, when he also helped the Seahawks win their first Super Bowl.
