King County Elections - Ron Higgins - Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidacy Statement lyrics

Elected Experience: Placed second in 2012 OSPI election Other Professional Experience: Certificated Math Teacher in Washington and California; Substitute taught all grades, pre-K through 12th; nearly all subjects, including bi-lingual and special education, in dozens of Washington schools, including juvenile justice center; taught in public and charter schools in inner city Los Angeles. School bus driver; Marine Corps helicopter pilot in Vietnam, training officer, retired reserve Lieutenant Colonel; instructor/examiner for Naval and civilian reactor operators Education: Two MS degrees, one in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington Community Service: Boy Scout leader; Youth Soccer Referee; Blood Platelet Donor; Union Gospel Mission volunteer; dedicated recycler Statement: Schools should produce men and women sk**ed in communication, computation, and civics, so they become contributing citizens in our Constitutional Republic, knowledgeable of the principles of liberty upon which our country is based; people who know how to learn, since schooling ends, but learning never should; people who think for themselves, while being able to work well with others; people who have the courage to stand by the truth, even when unpopular. I plan to: protect the health, safety, and Constitutional rights of students; connect students to the principles of liberty in the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution; promote sobriety and healthy lifeshtyles; protect personnel from violence; affirm the authority of parents over the education of their children; treat boys as boys and girls as girls; affirm educators' rights to voluntarily join, or not join, unions; establish a path to graduation for students not planning on college; reduce teachers' administrative burdens; enhance teachers' career flexibility; and maintain high literary standards. I oppose: mandatory vaccinations; federal involvement in education; and government-controlled early childhood education. I support: parental right to homeschool; the concept of charter schools; and local control of education. I believe in Common Sense, not Common Core!