Just turn if off once in a while. Pick up a book. You'll learn something. But the value they most prized, he said, was education, the success of which he said is dependent upon accountability. We just can't send that child out the door and expect that child to be prepared to learn.
Parents have to assume more accountability.
That theme provided him with an opportunity to criticize, at least indirectly, the Clinton administration's education policy. I don't mind someone saying, 'Here are some national standards,' but I'll tell you what. Of course they should. The speech was well received by the audience, many of whom are affiliated with the Church of Christ, the Protestant denomination that helps finance the school. He's following the Bible teaching about the family.