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This is embarrassing. As a reminder Joe Machol was a high school football referee hence the football analogies and boy did he fumble this one! Again. You can read about Joe’s first fumble at “CCISD Candidate Joe Machol’s Campaign: Fumbling the Kick Off“.

Candidates for CCISD Trustee provided answers to a recent questionnaire covering the issues affecting our school district including funding, retention of teachers, plans for the future and more. The answers, by most candidates, were detailed and based upon their extensive knowledge of the public education system. Seabrook Council Member Joe Machol stood out above the rest, but not in a good way.

His answer to almost every single question focused on the 3 Rs, Reading, Riting, and Rithmetic. Here are some excerpts:

• Help students become efficient in reading, writing and arithmetic.
• Help the teachers instruct the students in reading, writing and arithmetic.
• Getting the Student efficient in Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. 
• Getting the students the help they need in reading, writing and arithmetic. 
• Go back to the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic. 
• Incentives to Teachers when the students achieve the best scores in reading, writing and arithmetic
• Go back to the basics Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. 
• Teachers who are focused on reading, writing and arithmetic. 
• I didn’t create the issue of schools going away from reading, writing and arithmetic, 
• Help each and every student become the best that they can be in reading, writing and arithmetic. 

Seriously that is his answer to almost every question. While other candidates have thoughtful, detailed, explanations on why they are best for the job Machol is focused on the 3 Rs as if CCISD students are dumber than a rock and teachers are incapable of instruction. His answers are not only embarrassing it is insulting to students, teachers, parents, and taxpayers. His comments about cutting waste is laughable. CCISD, as well as every school district in Texas, has been stretched to the limit due to cuts to education.

I don’t know why Trustee Bowen recruited Machol. He is clearly unqualified for the job especially when a very capable Trustee is already serving the district. I do not believe Machol’s heart is in this race. Based upon his answers to the detailed questionnaire I wonder if he would advocate for cutting out life lessons being taught in CCISD like band, music, theatre, culinary skills, and auto mechanics.

Or football.

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