Comments on: DC Opportunity Scholarship Program, good or bad http://www.ronamundson.com/blog/2009/02/26/dc-opportunity-scholarship-program-good-or-bad/ an ex-Republicans View of the World, and his campaign efforts Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:57:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: mnphysicist http://www.ronamundson.com/blog/2009/02/26/dc-opportunity-scholarship-program-good-or-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-1113 mnphysicist Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:03:32 +0000 http://www.ronamundson.com/blog/?p=137#comment-1113 I know that mediocrity is a common outcome from Washington, but underneath it all, I would like to think individuals for the most part have the best interest of the child in mind, not so much organizations per se. I guess a good measure of it, will be to see what happens to the mediocrity builder known as NCLB. Some of it has the potential to foster excellence, most of it sadly is focused on achieving the lowest level of learning across the widest group of children, ie mediocrity.<br><br>As far as UN resolutions, there are tons of them, which one are you specifically referring to? Obviously the UN is high on idealism, and less so on implementation, but overall, many initiatives tend to be at a higher level, or perhaps too high than mediocre. I know that mediocrity is a common outcome from Washington, but underneath it all, I would like to think individuals for the most part have the best interest of the child in mind, not so much organizations per se. I guess a good measure of it, will be to see what happens to the mediocrity builder known as NCLB. Some of it has the potential to foster excellence, most of it sadly is focused on achieving the lowest level of learning across the widest group of children, ie mediocrity.

As far as UN resolutions, there are tons of them, which one are you specifically referring to? Obviously the UN is high on idealism, and less so on implementation, but overall, many initiatives tend to be at a higher level, or perhaps too high than mediocre.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.ronamundson.com/blog/2009/02/26/dc-opportunity-scholarship-program-good-or-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Stephen Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:22:44 +0000 http://www.ronamundson.com/blog/?p=137#comment-1112 Could mediocrity could be the Obama goal. Why else approve a UN resolution on children that will be ignored if not laughed at by the rest of world. Could mediocrity could be the Obama goal. Why else approve a UN resolution on children that will be ignored if not laughed at by the rest of world.

]]> By: mnphysicist http://www.ronamundson.com/blog/2009/02/26/dc-opportunity-scholarship-program-good-or-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 mnphysicist Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:03:32 +0000 http://www.ronamundson.com/blog/?p=137#comment-1064 I know that mediocrity is a common outcome from Washington, but underneath it all, I would like to think individuals for the most part have the best interest of the child in mind, not so much organizations per se. I guess a good measure of it, will be to see what happens to the mediocrity builder known as NCLB. Some of it has the potential to foster excellence, most of it sadly is focused on achieving the lowest level of learning across the widest group of children, ie mediocrity.<br><br>As far as UN resolutions, there are tons of them, which one are you specifically referring to? Obviously the UN is high on idealism, and less so on implementation, but overall, many initiatives tend to be at a higher level, or perhaps too high than mediocre. I know that mediocrity is a common outcome from Washington, but underneath it all, I would like to think individuals for the most part have the best interest of the child in mind, not so much organizations per se. I guess a good measure of it, will be to see what happens to the mediocrity builder known as NCLB. Some of it has the potential to foster excellence, most of it sadly is focused on achieving the lowest level of learning across the widest group of children, ie mediocrity.

As far as UN resolutions, there are tons of them, which one are you specifically referring to? Obviously the UN is high on idealism, and less so on implementation, but overall, many initiatives tend to be at a higher level, or perhaps too high than mediocre.

]]> By: Stephen http://www.ronamundson.com/blog/2009/02/26/dc-opportunity-scholarship-program-good-or-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 Stephen Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:22:44 +0000 http://www.ronamundson.com/blog/?p=137#comment-1063 Could mediocrity could be the Obama goal. Why else approve a UN resolution on children that will be ignored if not laughed at by the rest of world. Could mediocrity could be the Obama goal. Why else approve a UN resolution on children that will be ignored if not laughed at by the rest of world.

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