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Originally Posted by Drolefille
Btw, for those who would like to know what Obama actually intends to do, check out the website. He's not all talk no plans/action.
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I don't find his platform any more developed than anyone else's - for instance, his economic plan is just a series of tax credits, with no explanation of where the Federal gov't will make up the lost income.
Then there's this:
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Originally Posted by BarackObama.com/issues/economy
Improve Our Schools: From the moment our children step into a classroom, the single most important factor in determining their achievement is their teacher. Barack Obama values teachers and the central role that they play in education. He will work to ensure competent, effective teachers in schools that are organized for success. Obama's K-12 plan will expand service scholarships to recruit and prepare teachers who commit to working in underserved districts. To support teachers, Obama will foster ongoing improvements in teacher education, provide mentoring for beginning teachers, create incentives for shared planning and learning time for teachers. To retain teachers, Obama will support career pathways that provide ongoing professional development and reward accomplished teachers for their expertise. This Career Ladder initiative will help eliminate teacher shortages in hard-to-staff areas and subjects, improve teacher retention rates, strengthen teacher preparation programs, improve professional development, and better utilize and reward accomplished teachers.
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This is the epitome of "all talk/no action" - most of it is quite hollow, with things like "working to ensure competent, effective teachers" resulting in eye-rolling. So you support "career pathways that provide ongoing professional development"? You mean like the reason why every school district in the nation has planned early-out days every month for teacher development? Oh, now it's a "career ladder" with a non-described "reward" for accomplished teachers, though - even under that name, it's just as empty.
Obama is a wonderful orator and a very smart man, but I don't find any more depth or specificity in his views than in any other candidate's, for either party.