liljrj (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I defintely agree with Obama.Me Being a 9th Grade Student, I agree with Obama, if there is no foundation of a good schools and techin our future is in jeoprady. No Child Left Behind, has its benefits, but a major problem is the stress on the standarized test.

gabeblaze (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

As someone who is going to school with an end goal of teaching I can say I appreciate what he has to say here.

jsb400 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Charging forward? Education right now is in the toilet, the economy is is spiraling downward, people all around can not afford FOOD, and food banks can't even help them. Gas is out of control," repugs", only want war after war and to spill blood and to line their pockets with more money. YEAH, that is charging forward. I think I will try Obama can't be worse than Bush and McSame.

driojas12 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

derek rubin forgot to use his dictionary for "guarantee" obama is nice, but nice won't keep america charging forward.

jophus82 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Freeing up the funds tied to the current war policy it would fund this over and over. He also talks about corporate responsibility. Those are just two ways to find funds if take the time to look.

michelle1759 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

agree with the standardized testing. I say keep it, but not with such high stakes. If a kid can't pass in 10th grade, but their track record through school is great, they should graduate without a discussion about it. And these tests label schools underperforming when they are making so much progress. Last year my school didn't make Adequate yearly progress because we were short 2 of the 48 objectives needed to pass. ridiculous.

rhumbaphone (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

on obama's website he's asked how he will FUND education. he side stepped the question and instead talks about his ed plan. he NEVER mentions how it will be funded. He apparently believes that teachers are leaving because they need mentoring. The most talented teachers we have don't leave because the job is difficult. they leave because they can't afford to stay at these job and have a family. teachers should be making double or at least what they would make working in their fields of study.

PhoenixAngel429 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I agree with Obama here. College costs are nuts. I had to change schools I was going to due to costs. I hate how that was. It hurts when you have to go from the private university you dreamed about going to to the local communtiy college and change the major you wanted to take due to the costs. I was a lucky child and my mom could spend time with me as a kid but not everyone is as lucky. Some families need both parents working. I agree with Obama and agree History and Arts need a chance too.

PhoenixAngel429 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

We should not be teaching kids how to fill in a bubble on a test. In 11th grade I was going to go nuts with all the testing I had to do.

Koy18 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I believe we as a people should make school more interesting. Keeping students more interested in school might keep them in school. And what he said about the cost of college hell yeah. I'm going to be a freshman in august and shit. The cost are way out my reach.