A great teacher can offer an escape from poverty to the child who dreams beyond his circumstance. Every person in this chamber can point to a teacher who changed the trajectory of their lives. Most teachers work tirelessly, with modest pay, sometimes digging into their own pocket for school supplies - just to make a difference. Teachers matter. So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let’s offer schools a deal. Give them the resources to keep good teachers on the job, and reward the best ones. In return, grant schools flexibility: To teach with creativity and passion; to stop teaching to the test; and to replace teachers who just aren’t helping kids learn.
Yes, please! Focus our energies and our finances on this! I would much rather my tax money go toward the education of others than the exorbitant defense budget.

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Source: USA Today

ryeisenberg: Meet Amy Myers, the teen who challenged Michele Bachmann to a debate ”[…] Myers says she has nothing personal against Bachmann — she just thinks her ceaseless stream of gaffes and inaccurate statements are an embarrassment to all women with political ambitions. “It took until the 19th amendment for women to be able to vote, and now it seems like the most famous women in politics are kind of jokes,” Myers says. “You’ve got Christine O’Donnell, who’s best known for her reputation as being a witch, then Sarah Palin, and the controversy with her and the shooting in Arizona, and then you’ve got Bachmann.” Bachmann may not realize it, Myers says, but her reputation as a truth-mangler makes it harder for young women to be taken seriously in politics.” I really, really hope this debate happens.  Please let it be true and streamed live everywhere.
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ryeisenberg:

Meet Amy Myers, the teen who challenged Michele Bachmann to a debate

”[…] Myers says she has nothing personal against Bachmann — she just thinks her ceaseless stream of gaffes and inaccurate statements are an embarrassment to all women with political ambitions.

“It took until the 19th amendment for women to be able to vote, and now it seems like the most famous women in politics are kind of jokes,” Myers says.

“You’ve got Christine O’Donnell, who’s best known for her reputation as being a witch, then Sarah Palin, and the controversy with her and the shooting in Arizona, and then you’ve got Bachmann.”

Bachmann may not realize it, Myers says, but her reputation as a truth-mangler makes it harder for young women to be taken seriously in politics.”

I really, really hope this debate happens. 

Please let it be true and streamed live everywhere.

Source: blogs.citypages.com