Quote:
Originally Posted by filtherton
None of the data you presented from either of these links constitute "studies, facts or data to support the claim that he's not done anything to improve the school system".
In order to gauge whether or not someone has done something to improve something else you might want to compare how things were before and how things were after. Not only that, but you also need to have a sufficient understanding of the underlying forces at work, because it is quite possible that he has gone above and beyond the call of duty to improve things, but other forces at work foiled him.
In other words, these words, I do not think they mean what you think they mean.
|
In fact, one of aces' links, Great Schools (whoever they are) praised the appointment of Duncan:
Quote:
Nice job, President-elect Obama. Congratulations Arne Duncan!
Arne Duncan is a great choice for Secretary of Education because he’s been in the trenches of school improvement for seven years as CEO of Chicago Public Schools. Like Barack Obama, he’s a pragmatist, not an ideologue. He’s demonstrated a deep commitment and passion for improving opportunities for disadvantaged young people. He knows that improving schools means involving parents.....
GreatSchools: Bill's Blog: Arne Duncan for America?s Schools
|