Sorry for those who are entirely sick of hearing about the election, but seeing as it is Super Tuesday, I think it's certainly called for. Also... before anyone says, isn't this blog about education, let me remind you, our next president is going to have a lot of say in whether or not the ultimately flawed "No Child Left Behind" is going to remain the standard. Also, our next president may have a say in whether or not excellent teachers should be able to be rewarded for their excellence, which is why I present: Barack Obama, the first candidate I've been excited about in my entire life.
Barack Obama is a strong advocate for reform on N.C.L.B., since it's just a series of unfulfilled promises, and financial shortcomings. Putting more emphasis on early education (including Pre-K) he is attempting to change the unreasonable amount of high school students (6 million) who read below their grade level. And rather than keeping the focus entirely on passing standardized exams, students can go to classes to do what they should be, learning.
Believing in merit based wages for teachers is going to keep those teachers who get the job done to stay in the classroom, instead of seeking a higher paid profession. It will also help to weed out the teachers who are there because they are simply tenured and slipping.
I could go on forever about his brilliant ideas for American education... but I don't really have the time. If you have any questions or want more information about his ideas, please check out his website specifically about education:
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/education/
GO OUT AND VOTE... IT'S YOUR CIVIC DUTY!
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amen sister.
lets just hope its not more empty promises like..well.. every other president.. ever
there you go, finally someone who agrees with me. i love his ideas for education and he seems to really want to help in that area, but like will said...i hope its not a bunch of empty promises.
I’m a supporter of Barack Obama as well. I still can’t believe he actually visited our college just a few months ago. The policy you mentioned in your article was quite brilliant, and I can only hope that other educators are able to comprehend what he’s trying to do this election season.
I can't help but notice a lot of my friends all support Obama..He's young and fresh and seem's to have a lot of hype around him..I really could never truly support any of the candidates running for the presidential election...because for me at the end of the day they will all be leading an imperialist country..what changes can they make that will truly make a difference? His platform of “change” has little substance for me at least... Obama is popular because he gives great speeches about a vision for a different America. Yet, he has not explained how he has the power to essentially change the “System”. The System that we use today exploits people and their resources around the world. Will Barak Re-build New Orleans and help get the thousand's of people still living in trailers out of them and into homes? Will Obama be able to end the occupation of Iraq and Palestine? Will he help end the Genocide in Darfur? these are the thing's I'm concerned about...
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