Looking at the inner workings; without being able to see the inner workings – is a common occurrence with those trying to participate in Tompkins County government.
Public policy is decided and ratified privately. Take it, or leave it: there’s nothing you can do about it.
According to the new ABCs: “Authority, Bureaucracy, Conformity” — citizens should wait for the proper experts to get them out of any difficulty; praising them for their salvation, or dismissing the victims as being “in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
Citizens coming upon an emergency should call 911, text a friend to call 911, or post it on Facebook . . . while our “Bread and Circuses” Media tosses another sanitized tidbit into their scheduling abyss.
Does a uniform curriculum mean uniform thinking? Is an ideology something that our children are not being taught about — but are being taught to accept?
It’s surprising how little we know about what is taught in our public schools; let alone how and with what agenda it is being taught.
Policies are not just presented; they are being embedded in youthful minds.
When powerful unions and powerful interests get together; the result is never for the benefit of outsiders.
Try to find out the “what” and “why” of your child’s “public” education — and see how quickly you’re shut down.