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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

One correction.  He wants more charter schools but he wants them all to be 
brick and mortar and they haven't to jump thru more hoops than regular brick 
and mortar.  He is fighting with the NEA over this but, in states such as 
CA, the NEA won't be fighting because the state made teachers requirements 
the same for charters as "regular" schools.

Anyone ever do the bubble charts or play 6 Degrees From Kevin Bacon.  It is 
really interesting to do with Teflon.

Valerie what's her name who he just made counsel for women and girls.  Well, 
long story short, her mother was one of the founders of the Erickson 
Institute.  Valerie hired Michelle before she was an Obama to work for 
Daley.  Ayers foundation funded the Erickson Institute.  The Obama girls 
went to the Lab school at the University that is run by the Erickson 
Institute.  Valerie was Chairman of the Board at the University medical 
school when Michelle was hired and o.k.'d the $200,000/yr raise that 
Michelle got after Teflon got the University the $9 mill.  And, he was 
probably telling the truth when he said the Michelle didn't ask him to do 
it.  I'm sure it was Valerie and her mother that did the asking!

At anyrate, that cluster . . . is all about the government controlling her 
children from birth to death!  Read Ayers writings on education.

So, we have come full circle from how public education started in this 
country where the rich got hold of the Prussian method and ran with it. 
We're right back to total control.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>


> Lisa, no one is really picking on Democrats-just stating facts, I think.
>    You just can't have it both ways.  One of the reasons people voted
> Obama and the Democrats into power was for the promise of improved
> educational systems and reform.  You know this because you are one of
> those going back to school and hoping for a bit of help(I think).
> The President supports education from birth to adulthood, but the
> 'notion' of homeschool doesn't fit in the plan because it does not offer
> enough control.  Most recently he even said that kids should have more
> school, more hours, year round.
> Democrats and Obama are pushing a reform of NCLB, meaning more
> assessments, more BS testing, more mainstreaming and fewer charter
> schools or specialized schools.  They want a uniform product, not a
> maverick or independent thinker like a homeschooled kid.  They want the
> school to be a grand community center, so anyone who would choose not to
> participate would be an anti-social pariah.  The school day would be
> 12-15 hours long, reducing the time and influence of the parent, and
> increasing conformity.  These concepts oppose those of homeschooling,
> and since the Democratic Judge obviously agrees with the President and
> most of the country, homeschoolers, both Republican and Democratic and
> Indies, are just plain SOL.