http://www.uptownnotes.com/the-real-danger-of-obamas-education-speech/ The Keyboard's Mightier than the Sword Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.uptownnotes.com/the-real-danger-of-obamas-education-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-2170 kizzmm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:10:29 +0000 http://www.uptownnotes.com/?p=1275#comment-2170 I see what you mean, but he is speaking to children here. So while I agree that the Obama adinistration's neglect has demonstrated how education is valued - or NOT valued rather, I don't think this first-day-of-school speech is the time and place to defend his administration's neglect. I must admit, this speech does seem to refer to the rapidly declining state of our education system as something that will simply 'work itself out'. As if we are to believe that that monolith of a problem (low test scores, classist segregation, deteriorating classrooms, shortage in educators, etc) will manage to do away with itself through some unknown self-sustaining process that is ignited by kids doing their homework... ha! I don't believe the hype Mr. President. We want more. I see what you mean, but he is speaking to children here. So while I agree that the Obama adinistration's neglect has demonstrated how education is valued – or NOT valued rather, I don't think this first-day-of-school speech is the time and place to defend his administration's neglect. I must admit, this speech does seem to refer to the rapidly declining state of our education system as something that will simply 'work itself out'. As if we are to believe that that monolith of a problem (low test scores, classist segregation, deteriorating classrooms, shortage in educators, etc) will manage to do away with itself through some unknown self-sustaining process that is ignited by kids doing their homework… ha! I don't believe the hype Mr. President. We want more.

]]> http://www.uptownnotes.com/the-real-danger-of-obamas-education-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-1706 kizzmm Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:10:29 +0000 http://www.uptownnotes.com/?p=1275#comment-1706 I see what you mean, but he is speaking to children here. So while I agree that the Obama adinistration's neglect has demonstrated how education is valued - or NOT valued rather, I don't think this first-day-of-school speech is the time and place to defend his administration's neglect. I must admit, this speech does seem to refer to the rapidly declining state of our education system as something that will simply 'work itself out'. As if we are to believe that that monolith of a problem (low test scores, classist segregation, deteriorating classrooms, shortage in educators, etc) will manage to do away with itself through some unknown self-sustaining process that is ignited by kids doing their homework... ha! I don't believe the hype Mr. President. We want more. I see what you mean, but he is speaking to children here. So while I agree that the Obama adinistration's neglect has demonstrated how education is valued – or NOT valued rather, I don't think this first-day-of-school speech is the time and place to defend his administration's neglect. I must admit, this speech does seem to refer to the rapidly declining state of our education system as something that will simply 'work itself out'. As if we are to believe that that monolith of a problem (low test scores, classist segregation, deteriorating classrooms, shortage in educators, etc) will manage to do away with itself through some unknown self-sustaining process that is ignited by kids doing their homework… ha! I don't believe the hype Mr. President. We want more.

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