Congressman Mike Simpson is my representative in the Idaho Congress. His office called and asked me to make an appointment to visit with him. He had gotten notice that I was here as an Einstein Fellow and he wanted to talk with me about what that meant. We had a nice visit. He didn't talk about educational issue even when I tried to steer the conversation in that direction. I did learn that he was a dentist in Idaho Falls and grew up in Blackfoot. We talked about the diversity of Idaho with urban and rural.
Congressman Simpson did say that he thought the big problem with education in Idaho was a lack of trust and fear. The Superintendent of Education doesn't trust the Board of Education who don't trust the Legislators who don't trust the Idaho Educators Association and the teachers don't trust anyone. If he were the governor, he would bring together a representative of all stakeholders at some sort of retreat where they could talk and start some real communication.
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That sounds like a good idea and then all presidents (present & future)House & Senate get together and start some real communication. What a mess we now have, state and fed.
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