tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1305586902173455343.post8944882792573251506..comments2023-09-04T08:36:38.364-04:00Comments on Chief Executive Boards Blog: Can Barak Obama or Mitt Romney Help the Middle Class?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239617207642838911noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1305586902173455343.post-87057184524926733472012-04-18T10:45:02.203-04:002012-04-18T10:45:02.203-04:00My response to a friend, didn't bother to chan...My response to a friend, didn't bother to change the perspective...This tells me 2 things. 1. Education should be more of a priority (it should almost always be MORE of a priority) and 2. voting for Romney will do no good then, so you should probably not bother :)<br /><br />My issue with this is A. he doesn't really identify what the problem is with the education system and B. it's ok to blame the school calendar, though, it is a pretty weak solution for him to pose, alone. <br /><br />First, test scores, particularly in comparison to other countries, or school district to school district are incredibly deceiving because in the US we attempt to educate 100% of our kids, whereas in China, for example, only more well-to-do families can afford to send their kids to decent schools, and often they are the only ones measured. So, we end up comparing all of our children (averages) to their more well off children. The same is true district to district. Becky teaches in Kettering. Her school has 40% of students on a "free & reduced lunch" program, in other words, economically disadvantaged. But, they are held to the same standards as Oakwood or other districts which often have NO sub groups (minorities, emotionally disabled, ESL (English as a second language). In addition to this, Ohio has ruled our school funding system (based on property taxes, meaning more money for "public" schools in affluent districts) unconstitutional for years, but no more fair system has been put in place somehow. <br /><br />Anywho, that is my education rant, and of course, I see it from a biased point of view. I just think it is a cop out excuse in this article, and he fails to identify a real problem, beyond throwing the system, in general, under the bus. <br /><br />In regards to the schedule though, my wife or I wouldn't oppose that. Year round typically just means that the breaks are more often, but shorter. It is typically the same number of days in the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com