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Irony

My grandson has completed the sixth grade. He will be heading off to a regional middle school after the summer break.

He is a pretty smart kid and he did receive a certificate of outstanding academic achievement. That should make a mother and a grandmother very proud. Instead -- kind of mixed feelings.

It was, however, signed by both President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Can you think of two people less representative of a value on public education? Irony.

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  1. Linda ReederJune 23, 2019 at 10:53 AM

    Well, that made me chuckle, but not the pleasurable kind of laugh. :-/

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  2. gigihawaiiJune 23, 2019 at 11:15 AM

    I wonder if your grandson will keep that certificate. He is the same age as my granddaughter. She received a Presidential Award for Academic Excellence. Is that the same one? I don't know who signed hers.

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  3. MaebemeJune 23, 2019 at 11:30 AM

    Perhaps by the time he reaches adulthood the memory of those two will be forgotten? I do know that when I received an award at work by our then current prime minister (not the current one) I declined it on principle.

    But your grandson should be very proud of his achievements despite the signatures.

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  4. BarbaraJune 23, 2019 at 11:56 PM

    Like either of them would know the first thing about education or a person's benefit to society. Otherwise, Good Job Grandson.

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  5. KayJune 24, 2019 at 1:11 AM

    Congratulations to your grandson! That's definitely something to be proud of. Yay!
    As for Trump and DeVos... It will be something to laugh about later.

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  6. Tom at SightingsJune 24, 2019 at 7:43 AM

    Yes, regardless, congratulations to your grandson!

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  7. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)June 24, 2019 at 8:29 AM

    Good for your grandson!
    congratulations.

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  8. Jenn JilksJune 24, 2019 at 9:07 AM

    I hear you! Our new provincial education minister went through the private school system, as well. We call our premier 'Trump Light' and it is discouraging.

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  9. Arkansas PattiJune 24, 2019 at 1:05 PM

    Ok that did make me chuckle. Maybe cut their signatures off the bottom. Oops.

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