Now it's janitor unions and child labor laws that are holding us back! Kids 9-14 replace 'unionized janitors' who I assume then get real jobs like being Fannie Mae historians.

Gingrich at the JFK School of Government at Harvard on Friday:

“You say to somebody, you shouldn’t go to work before you’re what, 14, 16 years of age, fine,” Mr. Gingrich said. “You’re totally poor. You’re in a school that is failing with a teacher that is failing. I’ve tried for years to have a very simple model. Most of these schools ought to get rid of the unionized janitors, have one master janitor and pay local students to take care of the school. The kids would actually do work, they would have cash, they would have pride in the schools, they’d begin the process of rising.”

Sounds like a plan that is sure to increase American Exceptionalism! I sure would hate to be that one 'Master Janitor'. The Gingrich scheme sounds more like a theme for a SpongeBob episode, 'SpongeBob, School Plumber', or 'Patrick, School Electrician'.