Jenifer Fox: Obama is Right, Developing Talent is Key in Education
Posted by Jeffrey Roy on September 13, 2009
I thought this was an interesting post and comment on the President’s speech to students and thus have posted a link using ShareThis.
Jenifer Fox: Obama is Right, Developing Talent is Key in Education
Here’s an excerpt, but click on the link to read the entire post:
President Obama implored school children to take responsibility for their own educations. He said, “I want to start with the responsibility you have to yourself. Every single one of you has something you’re good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That’s the opportunity an education can provide.”
Mr. President is right. Once children know their own strengths and talents and understand how to put them to use, they can create their futures. Schools are very good at teaching children about their weaknesses and helping them see what they cannot do and what they do not know. We are far less skilled at teaching students to understand what they love to do. This should be the nation’s educational charge.
