When I began this blog in 2001, I was appalled by President Bush's headlong rush to an illegal war (we were not in fact under attack). As time wore on and Bush began his assault on the Constitution and any people bold enough to criticize, I believed that "the republic is endangered more by actions of our own government than by those of any terrorist." With the election of a high-minded, compassionate, intelligent man like Barack Obama, my fears have ceased.
"Honor them with peace, not war"
United for Peace
Monday, January 05, 2004
In a discussion of the merits of standarized tests imposed by the Bush administration, one Mark Noonan intoned:
Dean's World: No Child Left Behind: "Education is not a right - its a commodity; wise parents will ensure their kids get it, unwise parents will provide the future ditch-diggers of the world."
That remark encapsulates the difference between Bush Republicans and the rest of the country.
Education IS a right; in my state, it's listed in the Constitution. (Please recall that education is not mentioned in the US Constitution, becuase it is supposed to be a state function. Why is Bush pushing the states around on this issue?)
Furthermore, it's necessary in a democracy that everyone, even the children of those who can't or won't provide education, at the very least acquire the tools for acquiring knowledge such as reading, computer use, etc.
Copyright © 2001-03 Pam Shorey
(except the specific sources credited in quotes)
Dean's World: No Child Left Behind
In a discussion of the merits of standarized tests imposed by the Bush administration, one Mark Noonan intoned:
Dean's World: No Child Left Behind: "Education is not a right - its a commodity; wise parents will ensure their kids get it, unwise parents will provide the future ditch-diggers of the world."
That remark encapsulates the difference between Bush Republicans and the rest of the country.
Education IS a right; in my state, it's listed in the Constitution. (Please recall that education is not mentioned in the US Constitution, becuase it is supposed to be a state function. Why is Bush pushing the states around on this issue?)
Furthermore, it's necessary in a democracy that everyone, even the children of those who can't or won't provide education, at the very least acquire the tools for acquiring knowledge such as reading, computer use, etc.
Palema
7:10 AM
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