The link to full speech is below. I have taken this 4-5 page speech and broken in down to two pages. In time I will figure out how to put back in the formatting that I added, but this outline is a great starting point to break down what he is actually saying and how he trying to sell a group.
For this blog- Talking points=outline=sales pitch wo/fluffy words!
National Education Association Annual MeetingPhiladelphia, PA July 05, 2007
I have been to a lot of schools
Dodge Elementary- heard about being fed up with excuses for why kids can’t learn
We believe they can learn
Every child should have a chance
Every child should be taught
Education should be first
Education is part of our History
Thomas Jefferson Quote “…Talen and virtue, needed in a free society, should be educated regardless of wealth, birth or other accidental condition.”
This led us to first free public schools
Expanded by sending veterans to college after WWII on GI Bills
*America has fallen short of this sometimes
Racial inequality
Attack recent Supreme Court Ruling
Ideal of Public education is heart of American Promise
Equal Public Education is what has helped America
In today’s world knowledge is the most valuable skill
World Competition
Countries who out educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow
We are already losing (uses statistics as examples)
In the past people who had trouble in school could survive-pay bills and support a family
Now-they can’t
We must change this-economically untenable for the nation
So teachers are more important than ever
New evidence
Achievement level not determined by race or background
Achievement decided by the teacher
You can’t do it alone
Politicians must stand behind you
As an example of neglect- No Child Left Behind
The goals were right- accountability, closing the achievement gap, equitable distribution of resources, distribution of qualified teachers
We didn’t need laws to tell us what we already knew
We are still willing to make these goals a reality
However,
Don’t under fund it
Talk about high quality teachers and then leave pay and support behind
Don’t label a school as failing and then walk away
Teaching to standardized doesn’t work
You devoted your lives to teaching and that is what you should be allowed to do
When I am President NCLB will no longer be an empty slogan
However, fixing NCLB is just a starting point
Status quo is unacceptable
We don’t need blame, inaction, or half measures
We need an historic commitment to America’s teachers- I intend to do this as President
A million teachers are going to retire
We need to recruit
Raise salaries
Create a program for professionals to become teacher (pro-teacher program)
Give incentives to teachers in school
Moving forward
I will unveil to invest billions in education
Recruit and train willing teachers
Support current teachers
I believe in collective bargaining
We will pay teachers more and even more where they are more in need
We will pay more if you mentor, if your students succeed
We will find new ways to increase your pay that teachers help decide not imposed upon them by arbitrary test scores
We will treat teachers like the professionals you are
Also,
We need more mentors
Develop assessments that work not just tests that test testing ability
I commend the pay system in Minnesota that values your performance and the kids.
One last point. Accountability
I have supported
But Politicians must be accountable as well
Teachers should not be blamed for collective failures
Teachers accept the right kind of accountability
Allow them to teach to their strengths
More pay
More support
Then teachers don’t mind
Parents must also take a roll
Big challenges ahead
Continue to allow children to transcend the barriers of race, class, and background
Teachers and support professionals have made this possible
I know you’ll be leading the way, and I look forward to standing with you in the fight. Thank you.
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