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President Biden’s education secretary is telling the media that the state knows what’s best for children
President Biden’s education secretary is telling the media that the state knows what’s best for children — and parents don’t. In an Associated Press interview on Friday, Miguel Cardona spoke to reporters about the present state of education in America, noting the controversy surrounding the subject and saying, “I’ve never seen it where it is now. There was civility, we could disagree, we could have healthy conversations around what’s best for kids.” He compared the days when educators and parents cooperated to do what’s “best for kids,” contrasting that against the situation today, when parents protest at school board meetings.
He claimed, “I respect differences of opinion.” But Cardona followed that statement by saying, “I don’t have too much respect for people that are misbehaving in public and then acting as if they know what’s right for kids.” He added, “There’s a team that’s fighting for kids and there’s a team that’s fighting against kids.”
Meg Kilgannon, senior fellow for Education Studies at Family Research Council told The Washington Stand, “The arrogance of these comments captures almost perfectly the arrogance that parents face when they try to have any kind of impact on the public education system. Before Cardona even answers the question, he is sure to remind everyone that he’s been in education for 25 years and also has a lot of schooling but he’s too humble to remind us of exactly how much. The implication is that he’s the adult in the room and we should trust him.”
President Biden’s education secretary is telling the media that the state knows what’s best for children — and parents don’t. In an Associated Press interview on Friday, Miguel Cardona spoke to reporters about the present state of education in America, noting the controversy surrounding the subject and saying, “I’ve never seen it where it is now. There was civility, we could disagree, we could have healthy conversations around what’s best for kids.” He compared the days when educators and parents cooperated to do what’s “best for kids,” contrasting that against the situation today, when parents protest at school board meetings.
He claimed, “I respect differences of opinion.” But Cardona followed that statement by saying, “I don’t have too much respect for people that are misbehaving in public and then acting as if they know what’s right for kids.” He added, “There’s a team that’s fighting for kids and there’s a team that’s fighting against kids.”
Meg Kilgannon, senior fellow for Education Studies at Family Research Council told The Washington Stand, “The arrogance of these comments captures almost perfectly the arrogance that parents face when they try to have any kind of impact on the public education system. Before Cardona even answers the question, he is sure to remind everyone that he’s been in education for 25 years and also has a lot of schooling but he’s too humble to remind us of exactly how much. The implication is that he’s the adult in the room and we should trust him.”