Here's when you have a problem, demos. When the bluest state in the union. Massachusetts, and their so blue they are ultra-violet, teachers unions, tell you the new fed standards LOWER thier own (thank you Mitt Romney), and suck, you're in a world of Dingo Kidneys!
On Jan 19, 12:46 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> More Bad News > for the Liberal Education System...Ed Secretary: States ‘Dummied Down’ > Standards Because It ‘Was Good For Politicians’ Seeking Re-election > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/more-bad-news-for-the-l...> > *Scotty Starnes > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| January > 19, 2011 at 10:35 AM | Tags: Arn > Duncan <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=arn-duncan>, Department of > Education <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=department-of-education>, > education > requirements<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=education-requirements>, > No Child Left Behind > Act<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=no-child-left-behind-act>, > Rev. Al Sharpton > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=rev-al-sharpton>, Secretary > of Education Arne > Duncan<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=secretary-of-education-arne-d...>, > teacher unions <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=teacher-unions> | > Categories: > Uncategorized<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?category_name=uncategorized>| > URL:http://wp.me/pvnFC-4ba > > Since the Teachers Union took over the education system in the late 1960's, > our kids are being dumbed down. U.S. children went from being ranked #1 and > #2 in Math and Science to today where they can't even crack into the top 25. > We've thrown trillions of dollars at the education system due to cries from > teacher unions about the need for more teachers and smaller classrooms. > > The Department of Education's > mission<http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/fed/role.html>is "to promote > student achievement and preparation for global > competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal > access." How has that worked out for our children? It's a failure. > > Our children are being dumbed down thanks to the government and teacher > unions. > > (CNSNews.com<http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/ed-secretary-states-dummied-down-...>) > -- When speaking before Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, > Secretary of Education Arne Duncan charged politicians with “dummy-ing down” > state education standards under the No Child Left Behind Act to increase > their chances of being re-elected. > > “Historically in our country, I think particularly under the current law, No > Child Left Behind, lots of states dummied down standards,” said Duncan at > the National Action Network’s Martin Luther King, Jr. day prayer breakfast > on Monday. * “They reduced standards. Why? Wasn’t good for children; wasn’t > good for education; wasn’t good for the country -- was good for > politicians.”* > > “It made politicians look good,” he said. *“You could dummy down your > standards and tell the press and tell the public – if you could tell the > public that more students in your state were quote/unquote meeting state > standards, that helped you get re-elected. But it did a great disservice to > young people.”* > > Continue > reading>>><http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/ed-secretary-states-dummied-down-...> > > Add a comment to this > post<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/more-bad-news-for-the-l...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/scottystarnes.wordpress.com...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/scottystarnes.wordpress.co...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/scottystarnes.wordpress.com...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/16068/> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/1...> > > [image: WordPress] > > WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> | Thanks for flying with WordPress! > Manage > Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&;...>| > Unsubscribe<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&;...>| > Express > yourself. Start a blog. <http://wordpress.com/signup/?ref=email> > > *Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:*http://subscribe.wordpress.com -- 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.
