An Interesting Letter to Obama
June 20th, 2008 | by Windspike |Found this forwarded by a parent in our local PTA:
There are, of course, constructive roles the federal government can play. Welcome, for example, would be actions encouraging broad dialog to clarify the institution’s overarching aim, policies promoting more equitable and stable funding, measures increasing support for research and innovation, and, of course, comprehensive programs addressing poverty, cultural deprivation, environmental degradation, and other problems directly affecting student performance.But attempts to manipulate what teachers and students actually do must be entirely abandoned. The inherent complexity of the task, its dynamic, constantly changing nature, the importance to its success of imagination, flexibility and creativity, and the gross inadequacy of presently available standardized measures of performance, make centralized control of the classroom dangerously counterproductive.
You can electronically sign the letter if you like.
I found it to be good on points, but short on real plans on how to fix America’s schools.
5 Responses to “An Interesting Letter to Obama”
By Lisa on Jun 20, 2008 | Reply
The Honorable Barack H. Obama?
Don’t you think we should wait and see before using labels?
By windspike on Jun 20, 2008 | Reply
Lisa,
Do you smoke or drink while blogging? Don’t you know that using Honorable is perfectly suitable for some one serving in the Senate?
BTW, you were the one predicting his victory in November in the other comments you were making today.
Do you have anything at all salient or germane to add to the conversation?
By steve on Jun 20, 2008 | Reply
“salient or germane”?
As opposed to elitist and ahem, redundant?
By windspike on Jun 20, 2008 | Reply
Steve, you see the irony no?
By windspike on Jun 20, 2008 | Reply
P.S. Steve, did you look up the words yourself or reach that conclusion all by yourself?
Just for fun, have a look here & here.
Remember, you are only as offended as you let yourself become. Not every one writes at the level of “my pet goat” readers.
Do you care to actually comment about the post or are you coming to specialize in subterfuge and obfuscation as well?