By Bill Connell, Somerset.
We have a Board of Education election coming up. Over the years I have been very involved in our schools; as a parent, as a volunteer, and as an active community member following our board. In a way the school board election seems sort of boring, yet critical to our township. My mind has gravitated to how much has changed in the last 10 years or so.
It is my summary view that schools Superintendent Ed Seto was the food tester for education in the 21st Century in Franklin. During his administration “No Child Left Behind” was implemented, Chris Christie came into being, state testing took on more importance and data-driven teacher evaluations were implemented. That is a whole lot of outside interference for the average classroom teacher. For the smart teacher it was insulting, for the lazy teacher it was a cattle prod and for the weak teacher, it was scary.
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