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Saturday, March 29, 2008

This is why.
Posted by Jill | 7:04 AM
This is why quality free public education is important.

This is why good teachers are worth every penny of their salaries and every penny of their pensions, no matter how bad a state's financial condition.

This is why we must not give up on any students, no matter how tough they may appear to be or how rough the neighborhood they come from.

Want to know why Obama and not Hillary?

This is why:





(h/t: Joe Sudbay)

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4 Comments:
Blogger Crusher said...
This is wonderful. Thanks for posting it.

(Love the name change, btw.)

Anonymous Anonymous said...
Hi! I stumbled across this blog last night via TalkLeft and I really like it here,I like the style (and the middle name). This is a great video, a great way to start my saturday morning..(yes, I can! clean the house. Yes, I can! Do the laundry...)

Keep up the good work!
Pax.

Blogger Melina said...
hmm...he LIKES the middle name! I like it!! Welcome Pax!!
I cant tell you how much this video strikes the heart of what I am trying to do and all I believe in regarding education..... and the guy who is putting together the program that I'm looking at for Will next year...
It just takes money. any why we pay the people who educate and take care of our kids the least of anyone...like, our dry cleaner should make more...?
Its insane!
Its too bad about John Edwards...because, you notice that Obama will take some sorta credit for the work of this school and teacher, and yet not say "oh yea, this is what I'm aiming for in educational models" is just SO like him, huh?
But hell..even putting his name on it is some little corner of hope that he at least get it...
Thanks for posting that. I'm gonna reverse cross post it over in the backyard at the rooster ranch (where there is rotating cage time...don't ask!)

Blogger Jayhawk said...
What we need is more awesome teachers like this one. Just think what our nation would be like if all of our children had been taught by this kind of teacher!