tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post4812887194289179485..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: A Great Reason to Vote for HillaryJames Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-78170423946765249762008-02-20T20:57:00.000-05:002008-02-20T20:57:00.000-05:00I've seen the video, and you can see it too:http:/...I've seen the video, and you can see it too:<BR/><BR/>http://video.ap.org/v/Default.aspx?partner=en-ap&t=m1202927630341&ns=WIMIL_Gallery&p=barack+obama&f=WIMIL&mk=en-ap&sf=&sd=<BR/><BR/>Go to the "search" feature, type in "Obama vouchers," and it will take you to the entire interview upon which this is based.<BR/><BR/>I think you will come away with a different impression. However, Obama expresses strong support for charters. He offers two strong objections to vouchers, both of which, I think, could be applied to charters too.NYC Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12188066345722781723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-6273529768398462132008-02-20T18:02:00.000-05:002008-02-20T18:02:00.000-05:00That was an interesting place to cut the article, ...That was an interesting place to cut the article, considering the next few sentences:<BR/><BR/><I>Told a current longitudinal study is ongoing, Mr. Obama said,<B> he would respond to its findings with an open mind.</B><BR/><BR/>The executive director of the lobbying group Democrats for Education Reform, Joseph Williams, said the response was unusual for a Democratic politician, praising Mr. Obama for making his bottom line helping children learn rather than ideology.<BR/><BR/><B>"I don't think anyone can call him a voucher supporter out of this, </B>but it is an intriguing response," Mr. Williams said. "It is a different kind of answer than most of us are used to hearing from politicians." </I><BR/><BR/><BR/>I don't like vouchers at all, but then again, I have a child starting in my public school system again. The differences I see since I last had kindergarteners 11 and 8 years ago are pretty stark. <BR/><BR/>I don't want to leave the system, I don't want to use a charter, I don't want to homeschool, I don't want to private school. But, I also don't want my 5 yo to hate school. <BR/><BR/>Somehow a candidate saying that he has an open mind about research results during a campaign that doesn't really worry me. I do feel that education is his weakest topic, HOWEVER I also think he's a fast learner and that the more he knows the more likely he is to think the "right" way (anti-voucher, anti-excessive testing, etc.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com