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woo me with science Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 05:53 AM
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Thomas Friedman likes what's happening in education.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/opinion/25friedman.html?_r=1

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By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
Published: August 24, 2010

While Washington is consumed with whether our president is secretly a Muslim, or born abroad, possibly in outer space, I’d like to talk about some good news. But to see it, you have to stand on your head.

You have to look at America from the bottom up, not from the top (Washington) down. And what you’ll see from down there is that there is a movement stirring in this country around education. From the explosion of new charter schools to the new teachers’ union contract in D.C., which will richly reward public school teachers who get their students to improve faster and weed out those who don’t, Americans are finally taking their education crisis seriously. If you don’t want to stand on your head, then just go to a theater near you after Sept. 24 and watch the new documentary “Waiting for Superman.” You’ll see just what I’m talking about.

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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 05:55 AM
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1. Ffriedman---the most overrated writer ever....
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DailyGrind51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 05:58 AM
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2. Friedman likes whatever is current, until it becomes unpopular.
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 06:08 AM
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3. Ohio Governor Strickland is trying to dissolve the charter schools in Ohio
Good for him. They have not proved their effectiveness.
...
A nod to comments 1 and 2.
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sendero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 06:15 AM
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4. Wrong again...
... and ten years from now he'll just act like he never said it.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 06:18 AM
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5. of course he does. . .just give it six months. . .n/t
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Kolesar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 06:21 AM
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6. One "Friedman Unit", or "F.U." for short ... eom
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 07:25 AM
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7. And progressives like it just the way it is I guess - unequal and lackluster
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MadHound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-25-10 07:27 AM
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8. Ah, there you are, spreading lies and bullshit again, regular as clockwork.
You are just too predictable.
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