Re: Democratic presidential candidates on education

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In a message dated 3/2/2007 11:19:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
neaguy@hotmail.com writes:

With  this kind of thinking in the Obama camp, doesn't seem to be much chance 
 of
reform there.


Brian:
 
That's exactly why we have to look beyond the issue of race and qnswer the  
question with electability with a degree of courage.  While Hilary is a  known, 
Obama is not.  Americans made a paralyzing mistake in going with the  unknown 
W because his father did a brilliant job covering his tracks.
 
Someone who is charismatic isn't always a great leader.  We found that  out 
with Bill Clinton who sold out on NCLB and managed to win over enough  members 
of the BRT to get in the door.  I still contend that if we  give in to this 
club of millionaires and this crowd of "pretty faces"  for the next crop of 
leaders, we have indeed given up on the future of the next  generation, and by 
association, our very own future and the future of this  country.
 
That's why I am not willing to accuse Nader for W's election.  That's  why I 
stand by those who worked for Nader and for a third party candidate.   
Ironically that position has been seen as one of naivete.
 
My question to our listserv this morning is: since when did we  become so 
jaded that we are willing to recycle Al Gore as safekeeper of the  future ?  My 
question concerning education beyond 2008 is:  now that  we have seen the 
abysmal failure of half-assed attempts at vouchers and  charters, what do we see as 
the next wave of reform?  Do we have the  ability to use technology to uplift 
the brains of the future, or do we  accept the corporate resignation of using 
technology to further the social  divide and neither motivate nor educate ?  
 
Quan 
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