Ethan Bronner - Tony, this is one of the great divides in education today. Should we seek a national curriculum or allow states to make those decisions. Thanks for all of your comments this evening. This is not an easy way to communicate. Ethan Bronner - School choice is too vast a topic to answer simply.
Charter schools seem to be doing some good, forcing some innovation and rethinking.
Vouchers are still pretty limited and new. Bronner - As powerful a question as that is, Kathleen, I can't answer it in an equally powerful way. My two boys are quite different one from the other and they are together quite different from many others. I guess if I had to send a message it would be, seek and respect the individuality of each, try not to fit everyone into cookie cutter shapes, try not to get too obsessed with raising the standards ante, make sure fun and whimsy are part of the curriculum but also don't let them get away without knowing their multiplication tables. Kathleen - Ethan, thank you very much for spending this hour with Teachers.