home and we aren t even meeting the bar of competency in the public school system? even before pandemic we are far behind china especially stem education. one lining of covid it shows parents when the kids are being taught in schools and speak up and question. you are right. i appreciate teachers. i think unlike teachers unions, most teachers care about their kids but they are not their own. teachers are not substitutes for parents. values are instilled in the home and there are only so many hours in a day. when you are teaching 5-year-olds and 7-year-olds about sexuality and pronouns, that s where we need to be as a country in our education metrics. martha: 30 seconds, do you think that schools should be open this summer to catch kids up from covid on their learning? i do think they should be open this summer as well as we need to fully fund our schools
ideas in your mind, and you express them, you re obviously not fit for the duty that he s been elected to serve. on the school board, i m curious. we know how you feel you want him out. how do others in your same position feel? you know, there are various people who are shocked at this moment. i mean, you ve got to feel for the guy with his emotional response. but look at our schools. i mean, arizona always ranks near or at the bottom in terms of education metrics. our students aren t reading at the proper level. and, in fact, since the economic down turn, our state has had some of the steepest cuts to public education. john huppenthal himself went on a robocall recently suggesting that parents should take their money out of the public school system and put it into private ventures and schools. so this is a man who has not done his job and is really not serving the kids he s there to serve. right. i understand. and that s his policy. and that s how you feel about his policy. but