Reply #9: Dear Mr. Bush:

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

(Sorry, I just can't call you President, you are lucky you got the Mr. and the capital letters, ok?)

I am an English teacher and am highly disturbed that you said this, among other things:

"We want our teachers to be trained so they can meet the obligations; their obligations as teachers. We want them to know how to teach the science of reading. In order to make sure there's not this kind of federal cufflink."

First of all, I am trained. I was well-trained to be a teacher. It's called five years of college, one year of student teaching and thousands of dollars of student debt. If that isn't considered enough training, well, you need to come up with something new there, sizzlechest.

As for teaching the science of reading, just a little correction here, ok? It is both a science and an art, but I would argue more art than science.....oh sorry, I'll stop. Am I making your head hurt already?

Third, what is this "federal cufflink" you are babbling about? Please, I would love to know so that I can warn my students of it.

Thank you,
A teacher in your NON-home state of Texas