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The Obama education speech scheduled for Tue, Sep 8th, 2009 is one that needs to be said and heard by our nation’s young and old alike. Education is one of the areas where the U.S. has lost significant leadership to many other countries worldwide. In fact, it’s embarrassing that the “richest� country in the world puts so little emphasis on education. As stated by researcher Gary Phillips of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in 2007, “We’re kind of in the middle of the pack [with the rest of the world]. Being in the middle of the pack is really a mediocre place to be.� read the rest of this entry http://davidkchan.com/

The Obama education speech scheduled for Tue, Sep 8th, 2009 is one that needs to be said and heard by our nation’s young and old alike. Education is one of the areas where the U.S. has lost significant leadership to many other countries worldwide. In fact, it’s embarrassing that the “richest� country in the world puts so little emphasis on education. As stated by researcher Gary Phillips of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in 2007, “We’re kind of in the middle of the pack [with the rest of the world]. Being in the middle of the pack is really a mediocre place to be.�

The debate about the message of the Obama education speech is the wrong place to spend one’s energy. I find it hard to believe that any politician can be accused of “spreading their political agenda� through a topic on ensuring that our children stay in school and taking responsibility for their success.

Let’s evaluate the opposite approach taken by some people who oppose President Obama’s speech. They are recommending that parents keep their children home and not listen to the President’s speech. What kind of message does that send to our children, “that education is not important or that our nation’s leader is one not to be trusted?�

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