"Why Wait?" Asks Duncan

[proud2BlibKansan]

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today lamented that only a third of Joplin, Missouri was leveled by tornadoes. "Unfortunately, the fact that so much of the city remains standing will not enable us the opportunity to accomplish what we did in New Orleans." said Duncan. Duncan pointed to the proliferation of charter schools in New Orleans, and called the Joplin tornadoes, "a potential game-changer."

Duncan suggested that education was a pressing crisis, and that we simply could not wait for natural disasters any more. "Let's just bulldoze the entire country from coast to coast," suggested the secretary. "Then, we could build an education system that could pretty much do whatever we wanted to."

When confronted with the enormity of such a project, Duncan said he was open to compromise, and suggested that perhaps we could focus primarily on poorer neighborhoods. "Actually, most of my friends use private schools anyway," said Duncan. "The President sends his kids to private schools. So why waste our energy on areas that use private schools?"

A source close to Duncan suggested the possibility of a smart bomb that would target only those making $200,000 or less, or $250,000 for joint returns. "That would really get those scores up, and we wouldn't have those darn nay-sayers blaming poverty anymore." suggested the source, under conditions of anonymity.

more . . . http://nyceducator.com/2011/05/why-wait-asks-duncan.html

[MichiganVote]

1. You know, as prostitutes go...he's not very good.

[msongs]

2. lets give all kids the same schooling given to the kids of Duncan's boss. ooops, oh well lol nt

[texshelters]

3. At first I thought this was from the Onion, but

it looks real enough. I can't really reply in a way that is civil, and I still see a fake here. But if we are going to start bulldozing, let's start with Duncan's home while he is in it. Then we can go for the homes of the Koch's and McGraw-Hill family and anyone else pushing high stakes testing.

http://texshelters.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/how-to-promote-high-stakes-testing-lie/

What an ass. Every time I turn around, Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" is on display.

Peace,
Tex Shelters

[texshelters]

4. So yes, it's satire

but it's much what Duncan is doing to our schools.

Peace,
Tex Shelters