A Periodic Blog Series dedicated to exposing the idiocy exhibited by members of the Democratic Party...and getting a good chortle out of them!
Barack Obama keeps spouting that he's for change & electing him will bring change...yadda yadda yadda. His recent speech to the American Federation of Teachers, the biggest example of what a pox upon America unions are, exhibits that one thing he won't be changing is the current "entitlement culture" that has been ever-present for the last two generations (going back to the day when social programs such as welfare became a long-term source of income instead of a short-term handup).
In his speech, he states:
Real change is finally giving our kids everything they need to have a fighting chance in today’s world. That begins with recognizing that the single most important factor in determining a child’s achievement is not the color of their skin or where they come from; it’s not who their parents are or how much money they have. It’s who their teacher is.
Note the words/phrases in bold. "Giving our kids"...shouldn't kids have to actually attempt to learn, instead of being passed through each grade & graduating functionally illiterate? Shouldn't kids be taught to be self-reliant instead of learning that all they have to do is rely on government for everything in life?
And then Obama tells us that parents aren't the most important factor/influence on a child's ability to achieve, but instead it is a teacher. I vehemently disagree! One of the biggest problems in schools today is the lack of discipline shown by the students. Why is this? It's because parents are not parenting & teaching discipline to their children, but instead are expecting the schools to do this. Where did today's parents get this absurd notion? From 40 years of indoctrination dating back to LBJ's Great Society when the nation was told (much to this country's detriment) that government is here to take care of you - you don't have to do a thing, you no longer have to have a personal work ethic, because government will do it all for you. And since public schools are part of the government system, more & more parents are handing off responsibility for raising their children to teachers. This role is not what teachers are intended for. This role being foisted upon teachers IS THE REASON why children are "being left behind". If parents would do their job at home, then teachers could actually teach...and if the parents are doing their job at home, children would have the fundamental life skill of personal discipline and would be in a position to actually learn...and less likely to be "left behind".
Obama = more of the same.
