Over at the Prichard Blog, Susan Weston goes all literary on Martin Cothran, spinning a tale of magic elixirs and a dragon that ate teachers, set fire to an entire Kentucky village and lived forever.By living in the real world, Weston just doesn't see imaginary dragons; but not so little boys. To Cothran, the dragon is real.
In simply doing her best to "build up the public schools of our beloved commonwealth," Weston is totally lacking in an evil enemy to slay.
In Martin’s looking-glass commonwealth, the KERA-dragon cast educational spells far beyond the skills of the left-wing sorcerers of Berkeley, California, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In our real state, our elected leaders (from places like Richmond, Prestonsburg, Liberty, Burkesville, and Danville) voted in the Kentucky Education Reform Act. KERA delivered stronger and fairer school funding, reduced political corruption, and vastly improved facilities and technology. It nurtured more focused teachers, better instructional leaders, and a big step up in justified pride in public education.
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