Comments on: U.S. Innovation Falling Further Behind http://bizmaverickblog.com/u-s-innovation-falling-further-behind/ Helping small businesses get started and grow. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Bob Foster http://bizmaverickblog.com/u-s-innovation-falling-further-behind/comment-page-1/#comment-6326 Bob Foster Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:01:45 +0000 http://bizmaverickblog.com/?p=714#comment-6326 Judith - Thank you for your comment. As long as our schools are controlled by "administrators" rather than people who "teach," I doubt that much, if anything, will change. I also cannot see many parents clamoring for more math and science for their kids---they really only want high grades and high test results. I agree that with the Administration and Congress totally controlled by the same party---if they cannot get things done, they should be replaced. I seem to recall that President Reagan said the best combination in Washington was to have the Administration party opposite from the Congress controlled party...that it provided more bipartisan agreement. Judith – Thank you for your comment. As long as our schools are controlled by “administrators” rather than people who “teach,” I doubt that much, if anything, will change. I also cannot see many parents clamoring for more math and science for their kids—they really only want high grades and high test results.

I agree that with the Administration and Congress totally controlled by the same party—if they cannot get things done, they should be replaced. I seem to recall that President Reagan said the best combination in Washington was to have the Administration party opposite from the Congress controlled party…that it provided more bipartisan agreement.

]]> By: Judith Ellis http://bizmaverickblog.com/u-s-innovation-falling-further-behind/comment-page-1/#comment-6277 Judith Ellis Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:26:00 +0000 http://bizmaverickblog.com/?p=714#comment-6277 Thoughtful post as usual, Bob. Thank you. While the President and the administration should most certainly set policy that reinvigorate studies in math and science, we also have a role to play as parents and community. What is required and expected from all of us matter. The kind of expectation we insist on is crucial. Arnie Duncan has done some very interesting and innovative things in Chicago. I like him. From what I've read he seems to have his hand on the pulse. Let's see what we all can do to help. I agree that this is very important matter. I have been concerned about our schools for some time now. I worked as a substitute teacher when I was in graduate school. I loved it! By the way, I appreciated a great many aspects of President Obama's address last night. It was hopeful and detailed as such a speech can be. I was impressed to hear exactly what had been done and what we still have yet to do. We have been in decline for some time. To think that things will turn around in a year is simply unrealistic. I was happy to see that President Obama still desires bipartisan, although I had given up on it. Leaders inspire! I was also happy to see him chide his own party. If they can't get things done with 59 percent, a near super-majority, they shouldn't be entrusted to govern. Period. .-= Judith Ellis´s last blog ..<a href="http://thebeingbrand.blogspot.com/2010/01/being-supreme-court-ii.html" rel="nofollow">Being the Supreme Court II</a> =-. Thoughtful post as usual, Bob. Thank you. While the President and the administration should most certainly set policy that reinvigorate studies in math and science, we also have a role to play as parents and community. What is required and expected from all of us matter. The kind of expectation we insist on is crucial.

Arnie Duncan has done some very interesting and innovative things in Chicago. I like him. From what I’ve read he seems to have his hand on the pulse. Let’s see what we all can do to help. I agree that this is very important matter. I have been concerned about our schools for some time now. I worked as a substitute teacher when I was in graduate school. I loved it!

By the way, I appreciated a great many aspects of President Obama’s address last night. It was hopeful and detailed as such a speech can be. I was impressed to hear exactly what had been done and what we still have yet to do. We have been in decline for some time. To think that things will turn around in a year is simply unrealistic.

I was happy to see that President Obama still desires bipartisan, although I had given up on it. Leaders inspire! I was also happy to see him chide his own party. If they can’t get things done with 59 percent, a near super-majority, they shouldn’t be entrusted to govern. Period.
Judith Ellis´s last blog ..Being the Supreme Court II My ComLuv Profile

]]>