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  1. Youth Voice: Cox
    Obama vs. Education
    Diana Cox
    7th grade
    Oakton, VA

    The new president has had his nomination
    But the real question is: does he have better plans for children’s education?
    Will Obama stick to his plans he has expressed so freely?
    That attracted people like flies to goods that are smothered sweetly?

    Our president wants no more bubble-in sheets and standardized tests
    He says he will raise taxes to make community colleges free so raising money will not be a quest
    Better teachers for our school
    He says he will decrease the amount of drop-outs by making school “cool”
    Obama wants to highlight science and math
    Will this all lead us down the right path?

    But how will we be compared and placed for classes next season?
    Nothing in America comes for free without reason
    Better teachers would be nice,
    But who would have to pay the price?
    Obama must understand that not everyone likes the same thing
    Some are into popularity and fun, while others are into mathematics and learning to sing.
    Our world has new technology; more occupations in the fields of science and math are needed,
    But are literature and history going to be retreated?

    Now, my fellow Americans, what do you have to say?
    Of Obama’s plan now laid out for you, as plain as day
    Do you love it?
    Do you love it?
    Do you simply adore it?
    Do you hate it?
    Do you hate it?
    Do you simply abhor it?
    Let’s hope America was wise in its decision to elect Barack Obama

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