Monday Morning Musings - Frary as DOE Commissioner?

If for no other reason than as an irritant to the entrenched.

charlie

I don't think the MMSM has the server capacity to handle such an idea. Computer monitors would be exploding like Jiffy Pop in the reader-comment moderator staff areas....
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* (MMSM = Maine Main Stream Media).

Kudos, Charlie!

And he could tell those who took offense to "sniff my posies!""

I LOVE IT!!!

...If for no other reason than to hear the heathen rave and see the (formerly) Ruling Elite Marxist Moonbats wallow in their own apoplectic froth.

Bill Beardsley would be good too, but he's already spoken for.

Anyone with a couple of hours to kill over the next couple of days of crappy weather, may want to peruse the Frary for Congress Website:

http://www.fraryforcongress.com/index.html

It is a wildly entertaining and informative peek into this man's brilliant and creative mind.
I'm willing to bet that he would be a prohibitive favorite in an IQ contest with Susan Gendron.

I second the motion. The Prof has a delightful way of putting things and a low tolerance for BS like our beloved Gov has demonstrated. I didn't think it would be possible to inflame the libbie establishment any further than we have with Paul, but the Ol Flammer could add whipped cream on top of that pie for sure.

I would have to quit doing anything else in order to keep up with the verbal "Three Mile Island" that the establishment would turn into.

Not a bad idea.

BTW Re good sensible ideas, based on logic and reason, my dog could give Ms Gendron a pretty good run.

WC

I'm not sure the state Worker's Compensation account is sufficiently flush to handle the ensuing mental-distress claims.
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This is a field The Professor actually knows a great deal about. Heads would roll!

I'm certain he'd introduce a good dose of sanity and common sense into the DOE. He has been in the education business for a long time.

magnificent idea. How unique, actually getting what you pay for with taxpayer money.
I don't always know what he is talking about since his vocabulary is several floor higher than mine, but I
am fairly sure I identify with his views.

>>I don't always know what he is talking about since his vocabulary is several floor higher than mine, but I
am fairly sure I identify with his views.<<

What he said.

The idea has its attractions. Heads rolling like balls in a Pachinko game. Atheists, and even Unitarians, drive to fervent prayer. Shrieks of agony ascending to operatic levels.. Hair standing on end “like quills on the fretful porpentine.”. Garments rent. Salt tears shed in torrents. Chants of “Frary, Frary, Reactionary” in rolling choruses.

Lots of fun, but not practical. The experience of 32 years as an academic drudge in a community college has some value to be sure, but the critical need is someone with experience in secondary education right here in Maine. Back in 2005 a Democratic Senator (no longer in office) was kind enough to share her lunch with me in the Statehouse lunch-room. She had been a school superintendent and mentioned in the course of our conversation that “there are a lot of stones to be turned over in Maine’s educational system. “

We need someone who knows where those stones are and what lies under them. Someone with a record of practical achievement. Better yet, someone with real experience in the world of business. My nominee would be Quentin Clark. SAD 58 was rated one of the best in the state before they dropped the ratings, and the population of that district is not affluent. He knows what works and what does not. He has no taste for the frauds and follies that infect education. He is respectful of home schooling (and he knows some home-schoolers in his district don’t want their whelps to be gossiping at school about what they grow for covert sale). In sum, in knows things and is resistant to all forms of pedagogical gobbledegook

Quentin may not be interested in the job, but I sent word to Paul, through Bruce Poliquin, urging him to talk with the man. His counsel will be invaluable.

Professor Frary -- if you were appointed, I have no doubt that in very short order, the proponents would be prosecuted for persecution of the pedagogue peons.
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I have had some experience with superintendant Clark during the consolidation effort.. He has a tremendous record in SAD 58. There is not a lot of money in his district but he does a very very good job. On the other hand, Professor Frary has vast experience and common sense, and could handle the political side of the job, I would be comfortable with either as DOE head.

I agree with Professor Frary. Quenten is a very personable, accomplished individual who would make a wonderful nomination by Governor LePage. I don't honestly know what his political leanings are, but he has certainly accomplished quite a bit with MSAD #58. I happened to hear him speak to a classroom of students about the importance of cost savings for the district a few years ago. I was impressed when he stated to his young audience that they may not be concerned with school budgets or the taxes their parents pay now, but it was his job to make sure that every dollar entrusted to the district was spent wisely and responsibly. Because someday, like it or not, they would be the ones paying property taxes to allow their children to attend school.

Former Superintendents Mark Eastman (Oxford Hills) and Leon Levesque (Lewiston) might also make good picks. And they are recently available. Leon received high praise for his work in Lewiston (according to the SunJournal article I read) and recently declined to have a retirement party because he wanted the money to instead be spent on the students. Mark Eastman's SAD 17 was a model a school district that was often pointed to as an example of efficiency during the school consolidation movement.

Mr. Clark I believe would make a good DOE commish. My kids attend SAD 58 schools and we are at a huge financial disadvantage. Mr. Clark is creative when it comes to money. He has held this district together through the consolidation fiasco, which is unconstitutional in my book. He has lobbied hard for SAD 58. Our district covers over 500 square miles and their is some large distances between schools. It would be interesting to see him as head of DOE.

Sp we see that there are real gems among the stones waiting to be turned over. It's a healthy reminder when we get a bit hot under the collar in contemplating the numerous educational disasters that afflict the state and nation.

Thanks to all for the kind thoughts.

how did the interview go?