hmatt's blog

I just read an article in Newsweek written by Michelle Rhee. If you’ve seen Waiting for Superman, you might remember this one-time D.C. school reformer.

She made some good points about how there’s no union for the kids, only for the teachers (pay and job security).

I’ve been trying to figure out a way to help. The school issue is so big, and I know I can’t solve it all myself, but I can’t just sit back.

I wonder if there is a way to teach kids to teach themselves. I mean, kids by nature want to learn, but often all those other things in the classroom get in the way.

Reading Rainbow was cancelled because PBS wanted to focus on other academic aspects. Whereas RR focused on why you should read. I remember watching episodes in our elementary library and wanting to check out the book.

I want to be able to affect kids lives that way. The Internet has so many wonderful things about it, but often I see these kids playing silly games or watching YouTube videos that don’t inspire them to do anything productive.

I’m busy creating a gameplan for my kids show meeting next Friday. There are so many issues to tackle, and I can’t do it alone. I hope that I am able to inspire others to help improve the education of kids today.

Ready. 2011 will be a great year.