I'm Worried, Truly ...

About education.

Here's why: 1) A certain president, who will remain unnamed at present, is pressing ahead on a No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program that is hell-bent on punishing non-confirming and non-performing schools moreso than praising those who are excelling. Ask me WHY certain schools can excel and some can't. I'll give it to you rather bluntly. 2) A complacent public who has grown rather accustomed to public education taking their children early and attempting to mold them in a custom way, forgetting that the potter's wheel still turns at home - as bad as some homes are ... 3) We have expectations of children nowadays that are most unrealisic, no thanks to a president whose name I still won't mention, but has the initials: GWB. 4) Testing run wild. I can't imagine any child in this day and age taking ANY test these days, classrooom or otherwise seriously, since all they have to face each day is more and more testing ... Gracious.