Actually staying in school and getting an indoctrination is not the same thing as getting an education. Also remember that the NCLB was basically a Kennedy initiative that Bush supported. Blame St Teddy for that one.
VT VirtualTruth wrote: > Stay in school and get an education is a BAD Idea?! > > But 'No Child Left Behind' that left behind a generation > of kids is OK?! > > WTF! > > On Sep 2, 8:25 pm, "d.b.baker" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> [Q] - President Barack Obama's plans for a televised back-to-school >> address to students next week are drawing fire from some >> conservatives, who say he's just trying to indoctrinate them to his >> political beliefs. >> >> In the Sept. 8 speech, Obama will challenge students to work hard, set >> goals for their education and take responsibility for their learning, >> Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a letter to principals. >> >> The Education Department is encouraging teachers to create lesson >> plans around the speech, using materials provided on the department >> website, that urge students to learn about Obama and other >> presidents... >> >> The chairman of the Florida Republican Party is condemning Obama's >> speech as an attempt to "indoctrinate America's children to his >> socialist agenda." >> >> "The idea that school children across our nation will be forced to >> watch the President justify his plans for government-run health care, >> banks, and automobile companies, increasing taxes on those who create >> jobs, and racking up more debt than any other President, is not only >> infuriating, but goes against beliefs of the majority of Americans, >> while bypassing American parents through an invasive abuse of power," >> Chairman Jim Greer said in a press release. >> >> Added conservative talk show host Tammy Bruce, in a Twitter feed: >> "Make September 8 Parentally Approved Skip Day. You are your child's >> moral tutor, not that shady lawyer from Chicago." And conservative >> author Michelle Malkin said the lesson plans have a "heavy activist >> bent." --http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26711.html >> >> Just what the kids need, a serial BS'er stalking their schools. >> Besides, aren't the union teachers enough? I mean, how much bullshit >> can any kid take. >> >> Any guesses how many students will be staying home? >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
