Saving his Meat

"Childrens do learn"
--GWB, on his NCLB legislation

Bless grashus! ef chilluns ain’t gittin’ so dey knows mo’n ole fokes
--How Mr. Rabbit Saved His Meat, Uncle Remus

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The president said the above at a public school in the Bronx yesterday, where he was promoting congressional renewal of his No Child Left Behind Act, a measure which keeps teachers and students on a year-long treadmill of preparation and standardized test-taking (An Extra "S" on the Report Card).

To many, this program puts a severe dent in creative education, making the school environment tense and depersonalized. It is is the quintessential leveling of the system. Just the sort of thing which might appeal to someone who needs to learn verb conjugation, but who doesn't need people thinking or asking too many questions off the grid.

Per GWB's above faux pas: C-student subject-verb error, or steely-eyed pandering to a perceived untapped, ebonics-speaking base? You be the judge.

--Lisa