tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post7565598833286720532..comments2024-03-26T23:57:42.268-04:00Comments on SpeEdChange: Testing cannot be anything but political - and abusiveirasocolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412837280249622430noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19457872.post-28399291149813149392011-04-04T12:20:55.960-04:002011-04-04T12:20:55.960-04:00Perhaps I am cynical, but I tend to have little fa...Perhaps I am cynical, but I tend to have little faith in politicians. I didn’t really buy in to Obama’s change campaign simply because I didn’t expect him to be able to deliver. This isn’t about Democrats or Republicans; regardless of which candidate whose values I agree with more, I very rarely think they will be able to accomplish (or even try to accomplish) those things that they campaign on to get elected.<br />Two things struck me when I first read what Obama said. First, as you mentioned, his stated beliefs we directly oppositional to those pushed by Arne Duncan. This leads me to believe at least one of a few options. First, Obama and Duncan have never discussed education policy, which is damning of Obama’s appointment of Duncan. Second, Obama, like many upper-class citizens, have a different expectation of their own children than those “normal” people who cannot afford expensive private schools for their children. While I appreciate what Obama said, I almost would rather he had a strong conviction that he was sticking to. Hypocrisy and ignorance, while not unexpected, is not acceptable in his position when it is negatively affecting so many.Jason T Bedellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16265334013481872253noreply@blogger.com