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Obama proposes extending the school year

Posted 29 Sep 2009 in Barack Obama, Big Brother, education, indoctrination

Sure, Obama’s already wasting trillions of dollars in new spending for bailouts, cash for clunkers, and takeovers of the financial & auto industries. So why not top things off by expanding the public education system and lengthening the school year?

If the academic year gets pushed deeper into summer, as President Obama is advocating, the grumbling will not be limited just to students and teachers who will be forced to spend more days in school.

Critics say the president’s call for a longer academic calendar and a shorter summer vacation will bring on a host of unintended consequences — including increased costs for school systems, major cuts to the nation’s hotel and tourism industries, and a serious blow to summer camp operators.

Obama says kids in the U.S. spend too little time in the classroom, putting them at a disadvantage when competing with students in other countries. The president has suggested that making school days longer and extending the school year will increase learning, raise test scores and close the achievement gap.

But while Obama’s proposal is meant to improve education, critics say a curtailed summer vacation will have a dire economic impact on school systems, which could be forced to retrofit their schools for air conditioning, pay overtime to teachers and incur higher utility costs.

With our education budget continually expanding despite diminishing results, why should we drastically increase our spending in this area? And with our government budgets beyond critical, how does Obama propose to pay for the escalation in the number of teachers and their salaries as well as all the other costs associated with keeping our schools open longer hours and more months?

Yep, you guessed it: BOHICA.
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UPDATE: In a win-win for Obama’s ego, possible higher test scores might be accompanied by more school-sanctioned “Dear Leader” hymns like this:
**The original video has been set to private (gee, I wonder why?) so here’s another upload.**


Change has come, change has come.
Hope!
Uniting blacks and whites.
Hope!
Being both, Obama cannot take sides.
Hope!
“Don’t worry,” said hope. “I will be your bridge.”
In time, hope will be the bridge for all of us.
Hope will last enough for you to make a difference.
Change has come, change has come.
Go now, fly free.
Study, watch, learn, keep your eyes open.
Education is the key.
Education is the secret.
Education is the way.
Education is the path.
Will I make America better?
Can I make America better?
Can we make America better?
Yes. Yes we can!
Yes. Yes we can!

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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