Obama's 'Race To The Top' Drives Nationwide Wave of School Closings, Teacher Firings

[onpatrol98]

32. Sounds a bit unbelievable...

I heard nothing of this during the election season. But, perhaps it was because Romney's plans would have been even worse. To my knowledge, teachers were among the President's largest supporters. So, perhaps if this plan is true, it's working. He made no promises (to my knowledge) to change anything...if anything it was full steam ahead. So, it must be all good.

I trust the President to do what he said he would do, myself and the millions that put him back in office. He must know what he's doing. Why would he have gotten such overwhelming support if the above post was his plan for improving education? I don't think he would have. So, I just doubt it's true. Perhaps there is a misinterpretation of his intention. Or, perhaps there is a misapplication of his intention, I don't know.

I never thought Arne was a sound choice to lead the Dept. of Education. Apart from being a great basketball pal and appointed as head of the Chicago Public School District by another pal, I didn't see anything in his list of qualifications that suggested he was even remotely competent or adequate for the position. It was like hiring the gardener to fix a problem with the electrical wiring.

I also never thought the President had a great love for public education. To my knowledge, he's never attended a public school and neither has Arne.

But, I also don't believe either is interested in the demise of public schools. So, again, the President must know what he's doing.