Education secretary more of a politician
When Education Secretary Margaret Spellings comes to Denver to discuss modern education with local business leaders, she speaks as a politician (“U.S. ed boss hails ‘No Child’ act,” July 31).
Can she explain how she led a school district in improving education, recent developments in dropout prevention, or current trends in teaching reading? No.
Why is that? Well, principally, she lacks the proper education and experience. Her biography on the Department of Education’s Web site showing that she has only a bachelor’s degree in political science tells us she would not meet the basic qualifications to teach in Colorado.
She can say the No Child Left Behind Act is “good and strong and hawkish,” but what does that mean? She can recite statistics, but what does she suggest from her lofty position that will improve schools and education?
If you want to teach children to succeed in an increasingly technical world, talk to the best, successful teachers and educators. If the question is politics, consult a political science major.
Robert Gunnett, Morrison
All the flap about public education fails to include the single most effevtive and important tenet of education; teach students how to learn, not what to learn. If this is not the primary aim of education, no progress in knowledge is attained and the result is a population that graduates with a mind full of facts and no ability to understand what they mean.
Posted by Allen Campbell on August 7, 2007 06:38 AMAre you trying to tell me that someone in the Bush administration is unqualified? Why don't you try telling me about someone who is qualified?
Posted by Curious on August 7, 2007 08:32 AMMayor Hichenlooper is more of a restaurant owner than a politician.
Posted by on August 8, 2007 08:27 AM