Read the excerpt from "What’s Possible for Our Children” by Barack Obama.
That’s who we are. And that’s why I believe it’s time to lead a new era of mutual responsibility in education, one where we all come together for the sake of our children’s success. An era where each of us does our part to make that success a reality: parents and teachers, leaders in Washington and citizens all across America.
Read the excerpt from "Remarks on No Child Left Behind Bill” by George W. Bush.
That’s not an impossible goal. It’s a goal we must meet if we want every child to succeed. And so, therefore, we tripled the amount of federal funding for scientifically-based early reading programs. We’ve got money in there to make sure teachers know how to teach what works. We’ve got money in there to help promote proven methods of instruction.
How are the speakers’ approaches to education similar in these excerpts?
They both push for increasing funding for reading programs and outline reasons doing so is important.
They both focus on the goal of increased student success and give a way to make it happen.
They both ask that teachers be retrained for success and detail a plan to pay for this training.
They both compare the importance of parent involvement with that of teacher involvement.