U.S. Secretary of Education: Parents need to challenge their kids

Last week U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, shared his thought on how to improve education in the U.S. He spent a lot of time comparing our education system to that of South Korea's. I thought his message was good and something our student's families can benefit to hear. I would suggest sharing this article with parents in our ministry.

Here's an quote from Arne Duncan's speech:
"... to really help our kids, we have to do so much more as parents. We have to change expectations about how hard kids should work. And we have to work with teachers and leaders to create schools that demand more from our kids."


Here's a link to the speech:http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/remarks-us-secretary-education-arne-duncan-national-assessment-governing-board-educati

And here's a link to an article in the NY Times about the speech:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/opinion/sunday/friedman-obamas-homework-assignment.html?action=click&contentCollection=Arts&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&region=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article