I openly confess to being a giant political junkie. One of my first dates was to go see the Capital Steps perform live.
(I was in 8th grade. His mom drove. We both adamantly denied it was actually a date, but I’m willing to go on record now that there was some mild hand-holding.)
I even enjoy the current season of politics where it’s all about the primaries. I watch with interest to see who’s on first each week, and I enjoy seeing which ideas mesh with my own, even though, admittedly, original ideas seem few and far between no matter which party is holding the primary.
I read, with great enjoyment, commentary from Time and Jay Mathews (who I want to be when I grow up) and chuckle to myself at the idea the biggest problem our nation’s schools face is whether or not we allow our children to consider alternatives to Darwin.
For the record, I think the more they learn to analyze various viewpoints, check the facts, and skillfully and respectfully argue their followings, the better our country will be, but that’s just an aside.
It’s an interesting balance of “hands off” from Ron Paul and defense of No Child Left Behind from Romney. I’d love to know what our readers think the biggest improvement our schools need is – and whether they favor getting the government out, or having the government control more, when it comes to our children’s educations.
Can more testing fix things, or more teacher control? Do we need more technology, or does half of the third world kicking the U.S.’s collective butt show that you can do a lot with less? What are your thoughts? I’d love to hear them in the comment section below.
