Watch This Video If You Care About Kids

[Smarmie Doofus]

All the way to the end.

Come on. You can spare 3 minutes and 24 seconds.

[LWolf]

1. That should be parents' message to national politicians.

Starting with Obama and Arne Duncan.

[Smarmie Doofus]

2. Completely. That's why I didn't specify NYC or De Blasio in the header.

These things ( i.e. corporate "reforms&quot are happening nationally and ... whattyaknow... the backlash seems to be going on nationally as well. Hence Sec. Duncan's recent tantrum on tv.

My hope was people here who don't "get it"... who are constantly on the defensive about Obama... might veer out a little from their comfort zone and recognize that there are PEOPLE (Hello!) at the receiving of these DC/corporate policies. And they are not happy.

Anyway... I was impressed by the *quality* of the video and the fact that that the parent group ( parentvoiceny) was unknown to me. ( I'm at least aware of most of the opt-out and parent advocacy groups in these parts.)

They seem to be Brooklyn - oriented judging by their site.

[LWolf]

3. I, too, was impressed by the quality.

The message is an important one that simply doesn't get enough attention.

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. It's getting a lot more attention NOW than it used to get. n/t

[LWolf]

5. Only a decade or two late,

and it's still not a hot enough topic. Still, at this point, I'll take what I can get.