.. - January 2007
I don't know if placing Middle School Children in High School starting at the 6th grade, or forcing them to stay behind in an elementary school until 8th, will make a huge difference in and of itself. Rushing students into high school is only going to put more pressure on them to grow up faster. A principal notes in the story that it may help the children become motivated towards school because they will be surrounded by college bound peers. But aside from mentioning their rule against high school seniors dating eigth graders, they do not mention the negative ways in which middle school children may attempt to appear more grown to fit in.   Read More »
An article in the NYTimes today reports that Obama is using his status on a non-baby boomer to set himself apart from other possible presidential candidates . He wrote that,
"I sometimes felt as if I were watching the psychodrama of the baby boom generation -- a tale rooted in old grudges and revenge plots hatched on a handful of college campuses long ago -- played out on the national stage."
While he is obviously trying to find a way to turn his his limited experience and relatively young age into a positive message of change that could inspire many, espcially young voters, could he be stepping a bit too far with the message in this case (assuming he contintues to point that out as a distinction). As the article states,
Mr. Obama would be foolish to run solely as the anti-boomer, [...], if for no other reason than that the baby boomers are the largest generation in American history, and they vote.
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