Obama courts teachers

Brenda — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:50:36 GMT

Now that's a story worth writing, at least he wants to help the teachers and the schools so every child has the opportunity to be the best the can be, I have 2 sisters that are teachers and commend them every day because it is not an easy job, thank you Senator Obama for recognizing the help these kids, teachers and schools need and the fact that every child should be able with hard work and good teachers that they are capable of anything they want to be. Bet you tomorrow or Tuesday McCain will come up with the same article, that is if he remembers it.

Obama courts teachers

Doug, Renton, WA — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:08:45 GMT

Obama seems to get all the news coverage over the weekend. Maybe that is because McCain insists on taking his weekends off. Seems to me one candidate wants the job of President more than the other.

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This educator loves Obama — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:23:05 GMT

As an educator for 26 years and counting, I concur with Senator Obama's statements and wholeheartedly support him.

Obama 08

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Connie Sturgeon, Logansport,, Indiana — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:25:52 GMT

Senator Obama is right when actors and athletes make the money they do, when half of the things some of them do is hurting are children more than helping them. I have a grandson who graduated in May his student loans are about forty thousand dollars, plus his parents have student loans they have been paying for the last four years.While teachers whom we trust to mold our children into productive citizens are short changed.America wake up .

Connie from Indiana

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Steve Coster, Towson, MD — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:47:08 GMT

There are many MSNBC reporters, anchors, etc. who frequently refer to the stranglehold teacher unions have over efforts to reform public education. I dare them to identify specific examples where unions have prevented legitimate reform efforts. There have been many schemes to dismantle funding for public education under the alias of reform when the real purpose is to lower cost, especially teacher pay. Please stop promoting this urban myth of teacher unions being responsible for the downfall of our schools. If you have real evidence to support these opinions then Americans deserve to hear it.

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James Lee Chatsworth, GA — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:17:19 GMT

We have thrown money and thrown money at our education system at a greater rate than other countries whose students receive a better education than ours. We should only reward teachers when the US education system regains its prominence among the nations of the world and our students outperform their competition.

Since we continue to throw money into the system and we continue to come up short compared to other countries, perhaps more money is not the right answer. It might be time to look elsewhere for the cause of our failure.

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Obama -which one today?? — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:23:09 GMT

LOL what a panderer now its time please.Notice how he can not answer one question except makeing it about McCain. Must be McCain gives us more than I thought if he is so worried has to bring him into every ans. Obama is a Bush 3rd term more than McCain. Just ans the question for your self for petes sake. You'll change it any way.He is the change we cannt count on

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Chicago Obama -your tax dollars at work — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:29:15 GMT

Why hasnt he fixed his own district??Fix the houseing you cannt study when you cannt sleep in the infested houseing he helped his friends with including Rezko.Look it up it is a tradegy.What about his house deal? The house blocks from this housing project.there is so much intertwined politics there it is stupid but it will get untangled.He has two suits filed against him already on house deal. Government suits.

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Diana, Palmdale,CA — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:03:16 GMT

As an elementary school teacher in Southern California...I'm thankful to have Sen.Obama speaking about working "with" teachers instead of dictating to us. Bush's policy of "NCLB" is so full of bad ideas it's impossible to list all of them. The fundamental one is that all students and teachers start out on a level playing field. I can't wait to be able to get back to actually teaching children how to love learning instead of "how to take a standardized test".

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vachon, Inverness, Fl — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:21:19 GMT

Thank you for reporting on what's going on with the campaigns today and tonight. I listened to the cable news channels most of the day today while working on my sewing machine and you'd never know there was anything going on politically except this week' surrogate gaffs. I appreciate the updates.

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Tina, NC — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:11:12 GMT

Anybody who thinks McCain has an educational plan needs to educate themselves. Instead of giving out vouchers and moving kids to other schools how about we have a plan to fix the ones we've got. All McCain's plan does is extend what Bush already has in place.

Obama is 100% right on this. His plan is great. We have to fix no child left behind. I live in a district where my sons school is about 30-35% hispanic. Our school is a great school but last year we didn't pass all the standards of NCLB. But, it doesn't suprise me when you have children who can't speak english yet or who come from a country that probably had lesser standards for education than we do. How in the world do they expect these children to perform on a level with other children when they start out with a disadvantage? This only punishes the teachers and the schools who are trying to help these children.
Besides that, my child has spent two school years in a mobile unit (politically correct words for trailer) because it's so overcrowded and they say yhey don't have the funds to build another one. Meanwhile they've built new schools in all the other districts when those schools weren't over crowded or crumbling. It's a disgrace how we are treating the very people who will shape of our future some day.

If we really want to change this country long term we have to start doing a better job educating our children and treating the teachers who educate them better.

God Bless all the teachers out there!

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Horace Mann — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:54:23 GMT

What Dem nominee hasn't sucked up to the powerful
NEA? Did Obama allude to merit pay? Did he say
that a teacher's tenure should be linked to performance? This lobby is untouchable. Funny that
Obama doesn't carry his theme of "change" to
the education industry....other than to tell
us dumb Americans to start boning up on Spanish.

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dragonfly777 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:55:25 GMT

Via satellite huh? Is is it me or does it appear that if the teacher's onion was so important and all of Obama's talk on education and language, he is too busy to address them in person? This guy really doesn't like to get dirty..Must be the clean Harvard way..

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The Truth — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:54:29 GMT

What is in teachers retirement funds ?

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Mike,CT — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:58:31 GMT

EVERYONE PLEASE READ

McCain policy is the same as BUSH

Look gas up war and i have no money and ………

OBAMA policy is the same as BILL CLINTON

You had more money in your pocket life was better

Gas price will not come down if McCain President they belive he is like BUSY so they will not talk to him.

OBAMA gas price will drop they said they will talk with OBAMA.

If you don't like OBAMA and you are smart vote for his policy not him if don't like him.

Vote for McCain if you like BUSH policy.

Also Obama will not tax you and give you a tax break if you make less than 250,000 the same policy BILL CLINTON had when you had money in you pocket.

McCain keeping BUSH policy.

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John, MI — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:32:36 GMT

Gov. Granholm here in Michigan got elected based on "promoting education and better teachers" and reaching out to the same groups.

What has she done for education since elected...NOTHING

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bill, okla — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:40:08 GMT

McCain in the past talked proudly about being more interested in partying than being a good student. It shows. The Arizona senator grew up in priviledge and has been taken care of under gov't health care his entire life, which is a double standard...what's good for him isn't for the average American. I work in the public school systems in a ridiculously conservative state and can say educators here are certainly not excited by the War Gnome. Vote Obama.

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donna — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:47:12 GMT

We should give this one to Obama.

McCain touts his POW, and military service record as proof of his National Security chops.

Obama wins the debate over education because he is a college Professor. Right John?

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Kim, AK — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:51:38 GMT

Athena, ask your colleague's if we will get more of "whinnergate" or does McCain get another free ride?
MSNBC is becoming more and more like fixed news or did the "bigwigs" over at fixed already take over MSNBC's network?

OMG, when is Keith Olbermann coming back? I can't wait til he gets back. Hopefully tonight? (Please hurry back Keith).

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Donna — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:53:52 GMT

But, will Obama court Latino teachers?

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Ralph Malph, Madison — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:59:56 GMT

This is too easy...if you want to "reward" good teachers you must be prepared to "punish" mediocre and poor teachers. i don't see barry and the dumbocrats signing up for this anytime soon

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Mona Loretti — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:17:25 GMT

The school drop rate in Obama's own Illinois senate district is more then 70%. Fix that problem first Obama, and then will consider you for President.

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twostepcub — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:19:02 GMT

BTW Chuck, I'd appreciate you not creating a made-to-order tagline and correct it to the plural "teachers". It reads like he's trying to pick up a teacher on the internet. nice.

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BJ, CA — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:21:22 GMT

Just what is the McCain's stance on children's education matters?
Can we understand it might be one of those subjects
(like economics) he doesn't really feel concerned to know anything about?
Just what is his concern for the children of this country..Is it having things better or worse..?
Iraq and Iran don't have any play grounds do they?

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sotiredofignorance — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:33:04 GMT

NCLB was designed by people who have no understanding that children learn at different rates. As soon as you say 100% of children will be able to do something, you show how stupid you are.

I have a young adult with a serious developmental disability, and the testing in those days nearly put him in a hospital. I had to threaten to sue to get them to implement the alternative measures,and this was BEFORE NCLB. I can't imagine what parents do now.

All I know is that when my kids were in middle school, part of the school year was devoted to teaching them how to pass standardized testing. Their education was totally stifled.

I doubt Shrub could pass the tests that he demands of others.

This isn't a teacher problem, this is a grab for control over education that the Federal Govt. shouldn't have made.

One suggestion to improve schools? End tenure. Now.

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Class Warrior, D.C. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:08:19 GMT

Good plan, Obama! Finally, someone might have a chance to fix our dreadful schools!

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Adam, St. Louis — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:23:30 GMT

Hey, I guess that in Obama's own district the dropout rate is at 70% Don't the kids need to actually attend school before we can improve teaching? Guess the mindless followers of Obama forgot that part.

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leon houston — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:43:04 GMT

to the truth,

As for as teacher retirements i can tell you that texas politicians invested 360 million in enron two weeks before they went under to try to prop them up. caused the retirees to forgo a cost of living raise to make up the difference.bush and perry and mccain... crooked is as crooked does!
the story made local news but no nationals wanted to pick it up.I tried to get them to respond but we know censorship is alive and well in America. just check out first read and see how many posts do not get posted.

what liberal media????????????????????????

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Pauline, Melbourne, FL — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:40:18 GMT

The best idea in this speech (and the easiest to implement) is to give money to districts to send high performing teachers to low-performing schools. The teacher is the most important influence in the classroom. The principal is the most important influence in the building. Research shows this is true. If good teachers were rewarded for the taking of the difficulty and the challenge of a low-performing school, many of them would take it. Younger teachers, who find it hard to live on the salaries offered to them, would be especially tempted. It's a fabulous idea, and it's not merit pay.

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Russell Decker Jr USN retired — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:17:31 GMT

When teachers make more money then our officers in uniform fighting for your freedom throughout the world, something is wrong in our country.