Signing in and the Election

It's seems I'm not alone in being unable to sign in to "blogger.com" while I'm on the SPPS server. . .So, for the near future, it appears I will have to blog from home. . .Hopefully we can solve this problem. . .As I watch the replay of last night's Presidential debates, I am reminded how important citizen participation is to our system of representative democracy. . .Take time to attend your precinct caucus on Tuesday, February 5th. . .It's important. . .NCLB is gathering more and more attention from candidates at the national and local levels, respectfully. . .On Saturday morning, I attended a meet and greet with Senatorial candidate Mike Ciresi in my downtown Mpls neighborhood. . .I asked him pointblank what would he do with NCLB--His answer? "Scrap it!" . . .Recently, important members of the Republican legislature, as well as the Governor, have talked about pulling our state out of NCLB. . .Whatever your feeling may be on this issue, the polity needs to hear from you. . .Take some time off on Tuesday Feb. 5th to attend your precinct caucus. . .I will have to miss almost all of my first class of a graduate class that evening. . .In both the long run, and the short run, this year's election holds massive implications for our profession. . .If you would like your students to hear from the winners in the Iowa caucus, last Thursday, both speeches are available, in their entirety on YouTube--just search for "Barack Obama Iowa Caucus Victory Speech" and "Mike Huckabee Iowa Caucus Victory Speech". . .The Obama speech runs almost thirteen minutes and the Huckabee speech clocks in at about ten minutes. . .drfaust