Re: Candidate's ed policy

[Bussardre@aol.com]

I am way behind on my e-mails, so maybe this has already been  discussed.  
But did anyone catch comments about three weeks ago by John  McCain suggesting 
we need to run schools more like we run the military.  He  was specifically 
talking about discipline, regimentation, etc.  I caught  only the tail end and a 
segment of his remarks. What I heard frightened me.  Sounded like he wanted 
all schools to be functioning like military  academies.
 
--Billee Bussard
 
 
In a message dated 4/30/2008 10:07:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
gbracey1@verizon.net writes:

Diane,

I think that there is a huge opportunity to make major  changes under a new 
president.

I don't know Kelley and don't know  where she heard his comments on charters 
etc., but if you go to  http://origin.barackobama.com/issues/education you 
can see the formal  statements.  The initial comments are very general so be 
sure to  click on the link that takes you to his k-12 program.  There is no  
mention of charters.  I have faulted him only for some unthinking  repetition 
of data that is meaningless in some instances and wrong in  others (e.g., the 
citing of Sputnik; we had a satellite capable rocket in  the air over a year 
before Sputnik, see the 17th Bracey Report in Kappan  for details).

You need be fearful of Linda Darling-Hammond as an  adviser only if you are 
Wendy Kopp.

Jerry Bracey

-----  Original Message ----- 
From: "Diane Aoki"  <dkeikoa@hawaii.rr.com>
To: <arn-l@interversity.org>
Sent:  Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:28 AM
Subject: [arn-l] Candidate's ed  policy


> Can anyone shed light on Obama and education? I  understand that Linda
> Darling-Hammond is his education advisor. What  do you now about her? Is 
> this
> the appropriate forum for this  question? Well, who we elect as our next
> president will greatly affect  education and the things we care deeply 
> about.
>
> Today,  I was at a state training, and NCLB was mentioned as "it's not 
>  going
> to go away." I felt strongly the need to respond, in my soapbox  way, about
> how there is a chance to make significant changes in the  reauthorization 
> and
> with the election of a new president  (implied Democrat). They looked at me
> like I was crazy (These are  resource teachers in charge of Science for the
> whole state.) Then he  mentioned Linda Darling as evidence that if Obama 
> gets
>  elected it might change for the worse. I want to believe in Obama, but  his
> approach to education doesn't resonate with me. Am I missing  something?
>
> You can contact me off the list if you think this  is not the forum for 
> this
> discussion.
>
> Am I  crazy to believe that there is hope for change for the better? I have
>  always been an optimist, a populist (power to the people), kind of a 
>  person.
> I absolutely chill to the notion of accepting this injustice,  unfairness,
> disgusting state of affairs. I can only stay in the  profession if I know
> that by standing up for what is right, we will  get better and better at
> doing right for the  kids.
>
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