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In reply to the discussion: Obama's 'Race To The Top' Drives Nationwide Wave of School Closings, Teacher Firings [View all]amandabeech
(9,893 posts)He has absolutely no experience in public education, except what Michelle might tell him about her experiences many years ago.
When in this country, the President attended a prestigious prep school and has enrolled his daughters in similar places.
Arne Duncan had no experience in education until his powerful friends appointed him to run the school in Chicago. His record there was not outstanding, but Obama appointed him to run the U.S. Department of Education anyway.
Thinking seriously about public education just doesn't seem to be one of the President's priorities.
To me, it seems like the only thing that the President really cared about was health care, and he managed a start in that field.
Perhaps the President will turn his attention to education and bring in people with non-corporate agendas who have been in the educational trenches. But it doesn't look like he's going to.
There is no doubt that our President is very intelligent, but that doesn't mean that he has directed his considerable intelligence to all matters.