Obama Education Plan

[Consonant***]

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090310/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_education

Merit Based Pay. Really? I'm pretty sure my mom and other Special Education teachers will be delighted to hear that they're not going to make any money or get any bonuses because their Autistic children don't know what philanthropic means. No Child Left Behind (Which Obama makes no mention of, by the way) is proof that you can't judge teachers on standardized tests, and now they are willing to risk the financial livelihood of these people based on whether or not they turn Radio into Albert Einstein. Basing it on length of employment is fine, just give the education system a more democratic and local center of focus.


I also lold hard at '"If they can do that in South Korea, we can do it right here in the United States of America," Obama said.'

[Yakuza]

Not to sound kinda.. bad.. but Special Education -really- isnt even mentioned in there.. As its not really affected by a standard high school.

I dont think they are implying that every facet of education must be polished, in fact Special Education teachers are in a huge demand nowadays and already make a substantial amount of money due to that crisis (this also may be a regional trend). However, that plan seems pretty fool proof. He cant stop the high school dropout crisis, but it sounds like there might be a little bit more incentive to get kids to learn.