A lot of people here are talking about how school really is just babysitting a lot of the time, and it's reasonable to say, and it's just getting dragged becaus

A lot of people here are talking about how school really is just babysitting a lot of the time, and it's reasonable to say, and it's just getting dragged because it was broadcasted. I don't really believe that, but I think more to the point, you'd hope that people that get on the school board believe that school is more than that. Like, if that's a position you've pursued, I would hope that you believe in public education as an important part of serving the welfare of all people, of its ability of reduce poverty long term, blunt its worst effects short term, provide us with a literate electorate, etc. If you don't have a spark of that, why would you get yourself into that office? And if you do believe in schools as a powerful public good, how could you belittle the parents who maybe are finally reaching a fuller understanding of how critical the system you guide really is? People running public schools shouldn't just be trying to figure out how to be as open as they safely can be, but they should be figuring out how to capitalize on the increased demand for schools to get resources to improve public education for the next decade.