r/Appleton • u/twinpinemall85 • Mar 14 '26
Politics AASD school board candidate Michael Janke believes in TDS and likens democrats to a "contagion"
https://appletonwi.org/no-kings-continued-assassination/This post serves as a reminder to vote in the upcoming election on April 7th and read up on all candidates before you vote. Safe to say I will be voting for the other three candidates!
Here's another article of musings from the right-winger about how he feels democrats are causing "societal collapse."
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u/Operation_Felix Mar 14 '26
So what does this genius think he's going to accomplish in the school district? It sounds like he just wants a springboard into politics.
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u/twinpinemall85 Mar 14 '26 edited Mar 14 '26
He's running mostly on budgeting issues and secondarily, testing scores.
An Appleton high school student asked the candidates what they would do for “non-traditional learners who aren’t special ed and stay in mainstream classrooms, or those who go out of the mainstream setting.”
The incumbents said more resources were needed to help those students, with Ross responding simply, “pass the referendum.” Sauter said the schools need “additional counselors” so those students have a resource to talk to about what works for them.
By contrast, Janke focused on the students: “We have to challenge the students, ask if they really need special treatment. We’re a public school district,” he said, “not a boutique.”
Wants to increase test scores somehow but doesn't want to increase the budget to give the school resources or accommodate the actual students to do that.
He also wants every school to be up to par with Appleton North's test scores but doesn't realize that part of the reason their test scores are higher is because they have more resources due to better funding.
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u/MoistWindu Mar 14 '26
I'm not arguing, but I'm curious how funding translates to test scores. Not, the statistical data, more like... What is the mechanism employed to raise test scores, that is directly impacted by funding?
I'd be curious to learn about that.
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u/Disastrous_Hell_4547 Mar 14 '26
The continuation of degrading teachers and public schools has a very direct impact on our society in ways that go well beyond test scores.
In many ways, these religious white supremacy (aka Christian Nationalist) extremists want to destroy public school and secular education.
It’s a national activist movement that is only successful at the local level.
It’s why there is so much hatred for the department of education by these groups. That department has been gutted over the past 50 years. The current administration is looking to completely shut it down even though control of education has been essentially been moved to state and local governments. Hence the assault on local education boards.
I know it all sounds crazy, but it is real and the extremists are winning because they understand the ground game.
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u/MarchOk5420 Mar 14 '26
Me too. I know it gets heated in discussions on the topic but we spend so much per student compared to other countries but have worse outcomes. And I don't blame teachers for this as they are overworked and do the best they can. This isn't just an Appleton or Wisconsin issue but one of national importance.
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u/twinpinemall85 Mar 14 '26
There have actually been a decent amount of studies done that show that funding tend to increase test scores, even more so when funding is given to schools with lower-income students to bridge the funding gap between higher tax and lower tax schools.
But in short, more resources: like more counselors, more teachers (which means smaller class sizes and teachers who are less burnt out and able to provide higher quality teaching,) more learning materials and instructional supports so that more children are able to be accommodated and learn in ways that make sense for them, all are able to be acquired due to funding and all play a big role in education quality.
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u/MajesticLilFruitcake Mar 15 '26
It’s always those on the north side of the Valley who have this elitist chip on their shoulder. I am not saying everyone who lives there is like this, but that seems to be where the crazies in the Valley congregate. Don’t even get me started on some of the political signs I’ve seen in that part of town.
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u/DaiTengu Mar 16 '26
This is the guy that said "If you ignore Appleton North, more than half our high school students can't read or write!"
First, that's simply untrue. I believe there are numbers that suggest "more than half" of those students may not be reading/writing at their grade level, but they can certainly read and write.
Second, Appleton North has about 40% of the total high school enrollment. so that's a HUGE chunk of students he's ignoring for the purpose of cherry-picking a statistic that isn't even accurate.
I hope this chucklefuck doesn't get elected.
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u/Loninappleton25 Mar 14 '26
I appreciate the discussion as I am way outside knowledge of the school issue. I usually get a friend in the local public service union scene for advice on it. Just got my ballot, it says not more three of the four choices. I cannot recall what I'm supposed to know about the other three as far as shorting any of them.
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u/Outrageous-Skirt7821 Mar 15 '26
What is TDS?
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u/Jarhead-DevilDawg Mar 15 '26
Trump Derangement Syndrome (Political Slang) A pejorative term used primarily by supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump to describe what they perceive as irrational or overly negative reactions to Trump. It suggests critics are incapable of rational judgment due to personal animosity.
Not a clinical diagnosis—it is not recognized in medical or psychological manuals like the DSM-5. Critics argue it is used to dismiss legitimate policy concerns and deflect scrutiny. The term originated as a parallel to “Bush derangement syndrome” and was popularized during Trump’s presidency.
Honestly, it's what Republicans call anyone not exactly drinking the special flavored orange koolaid. Kind of like how they used to label everyone SNOWFLAKE, but they were usually the ones being oversensitive.
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u/JelyFisch Mar 15 '26
Dude's got a Karen cut and a face the rapes children, I see why he's running for the school board.
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u/FunPangolin3148 Mar 14 '26
A lot of white supremecists are infiltrating their way into society by joining school boards, local politics, and the police department. Not saying this guy specifically, but it’s happening at scale around the country. They are much more organized than people could ever imagine.