President Obama talking to a group of bipartisan college students about politics.

A friend sent this to me the other day and I am very glad that they did.

If you listen carefully to what he is saying it essentially explains exactly how he sees his job and why he approaches difficult problems in the measured way in which he does.

I still feel, despite the fact that there are many things still undone (Or not being done fast enough for our liking), that this man may have a real chance to go down in history is one of the greatest Presidents we have ever known.

K-12 Korean "Shadow Education"

From: db Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 Subject: The Daily Stat: South Koreans Spend Heavily on "Shadow Education"

South Koreans Spend Heavily on "Shadow Education"

Parents in South Korea spend up to 30% of their income on the after-school lessons, cram schools, and practice exams that are known there as "shadow education," despite government efforts to reduce family expenditures on private tutoring. In 2009, 87.4% of primary-school students, 74.3% of middle-school students, and 62.8% of high-school students in South Korea received some form of private tutoring, according to Soojeong Lee of Dankook University and Roger C. Shouse of Penn State. Parents view shadow education not only as a requirement for good careers but also as a sign of status, the researchers say.

Source: The Impact of Prestige Orientation on Shadow Education in South Korea at http://soe.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/06/08/0038040711411278

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