http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/05/stop-leaving-most-children-behind.html Advancing liberty with responsibility by promoting market solutions for Missouri public policy Thu, 24 May 2012 00:36:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.showmedaily.org/2009/05/stop-leaving-most-children-behind.html/comment-page-1#comment-2690 Clovis Ouangraoua Fri, 29 May 2009 19:20:09 +0000 http://www.showmedaily.org/?p=5003#comment-2690 I did like it. Worth watching. The conversation like he said takes a different tone whether the children involved are your own or not. I still wonder what he meant by : "We're living in a world of illusions"... of what? I almost said. What do we have illusions about? He definitely approaches the issue with an informed opinion. Many critics (including incumbent President Obama) pointed out the overall deterioration in terms of quality of the education system. Asian and somehow European students are like the President mentioned during his campaign "outsmarting our children". The responsibilities are shared. The solutions would require for both parents and children to work together to improve the education system in this country. Like the President mentioned in his adress to Congress: "When you drop out of school, you're not only quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country..." It's about time for something to be done. I did like it. Worth watching. The conversation like he said takes a different tone whether the children involved are your own or not. I still wonder what he meant by : “We’re living in a world of illusions”… of what? I almost said. What do we have illusions about? He definitely approaches the issue with an informed opinion. Many critics (including incumbent President Obama) pointed out the overall deterioration in terms of quality of the education system. Asian and somehow European students are like the President mentioned during his campaign “outsmarting our children”. The responsibilities are shared. The solutions would require for both parents and children to work together to improve the education system in this country. Like the President mentioned in his adress to Congress: “When you drop out of school, you’re not only quitting on yourself, you’re quitting on your country…” It’s about time for something to be done.

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