I went to McCain-Palin site to find out more about what John has to say about education. What I found was a lot of vague applause-line type statements that seem aimed at riling some people up, not providing actual ideas.
Here's an example:
If a school will not change, the students should be able to change schools. John McCain believes parents should be empowered with school choice to send their children to the school that can best educate them just as many members of Congress do with their own children. He finds it beyond hypocritical that many of those who would refuse to allow public school parents to choose their child's school would never agree to force their own children into a school that did not work or was unsafe. They can make another choice. John McCain believes that is a fundamental and essential right we should honor for all parents.
The above paragraph does not say anything about what we will do to help the school change. I think he might be referring to Obama with "refuse to allow public school parents to chooose their child's school". That especially gets to me because I am in a similar situation, and that hypocrit label has been applied to me. Here's what gives me hope- Obama is already building grassroot leaderships groups so that WE CAN CHANGE the schools that exist, not give up on them and in effect take them down.
Obama gives me hope, also, because he understands that one of the biggest problems with our education system is not what is happening, but what ISN'T happening from ages 0-3. One important step to improving our children's chances for success is supporting their brain development. Obama led the way on early childhood education programs in Illinois.
More soon on education and change.
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