As maybe the only pro-voucher school board member in Florida, and one of the few in the country, it could get awfully intense for 29-year-old Glen Gilzean. But when asked by redefinED if he liked the extra-big spotlight, Gilzean laughed.
Being a voucher guy on a local school board, he says in this redefinED podcast, is like being the first person in a flash mob.
“It’s like a flash mob. It takes one person. Everybody look at him like, ‘Oh this guy is crazy.’ What is he doing? Then you know three more people come in and it’s like, ‘Oh, he’s not really that crazy.’ Let’s just continue the thing going. And then all of a sudden, the whole group, everyone’s like doing the dance. And to be frank with you, I see Florida, on the legislative stand point, they’re making that bold step. I see our commissioner of education making that bold step. I see our governor making that bold step. Now it takes people on the local level to start, you know, making some of those bold steps to ensure that children are getting what they need.”
We also ask Gilzean about the evolution of his thinking concerning vouchers and tax-credit scholarships, and what he thinks about vouchers for all parents, regardless of income. Note: The podcast comes in at 26 minutes, and there are five seconds of silence at the beginning. Truth be told, your humble podcaster needs a crash course in basic 21st century technology. Hopefully, future podcasts will be shorter, sweeter – and edited for the sake of time and clarity.
