Michael Baumann
Independent for SD43 Board of Education
Education is too important to be left to people with little experience. Even if they are well-meaning, you wouldn't want inexperienced minds in surgery, or wildfire control, or the maintenance of your car. Why would we want it in education?
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Biography
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Michael Baumann started skipping school when he was seven years old. He barely made it through grammar school. He holds an M.Sc. from the University of Vienna and a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia.
Michael Baumann started skipping school when he was seven years old. He barely made it through grammar school. He holds an M.Sc. from the University of Vienna and a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. He has spent his work-life at universities and colleges, as a researcher in animal behaviour and cognitive psychology, as a teacher of complex adaptive systems, and as an administrator. For a decade, he served as the director of a university career centre. For the past twenty-five years, he has been a vocal critic of the education system.
Reason for running
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What staggers me about democracy is the people we put in places of power. Corruption, injustice, and stupidity come to mind. But to be fair, there are many women and men that do not follow this pattern. Still, I feel it is my duty to run for school trustee.
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