| Robert Canright for PISD Trustee |
Better leaders for a
better future !!
better future !!
Vote for Canright on Saturday May 10, 2008
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For Plano ISD Trustee, Place 4
I am Robert Canright and I want your children to have the
best possible future. My experience as an educator, an
innovator, and a leader will help Plano I.S.D. transition into
the third millennium.
I propose three major points:
The election is over. Thanks for your support.
Visit the Plano Parents Blog to improve your
children's future.
This link shows you polling places.
This link is Collin County election information.
For Plano ISD Trustee, Place 4
I am Robert Canright and I want your children to have the
best possible future. My experience as an educator, an
innovator, and a leader will help Plano I.S.D. transition into
the third millennium.
I propose three major points:
 | Better leaders for a better future | |
| Improve elementary school mathematics | |
| Improve elementary school reading. | |
Better Leaders for a Better Future
The best way to safeguard our children's future is to
ensure the men and women leading their world are the
best leaders we can have.
The best way to ensure our children have the best
leaders available is to rear up a generation of great
leaders.
Here are my closing comments at the Plano
Homeowners Council.
We must prepare our children to be tomorrow's leaders.
"Better leaders for a better future!"
Improve Elementary School Mathematics
Mathematics education in elementary school needs
improvement. It has been weak for years and has not
improved. Third grade, for example, is when the TEKS
(the Texas curriculum) says students should learn
multiplication and division. The Plano schools make a
very weak effort in third grade, then the children are
behind in fourth grade.
Parents need to send their children to Kumon, or
Chinese school, or personally tutor their children in
math during elementary school.
Plano does have poor people and they might not have
the resources to fill in the gaps in the Plano elementary
school math program. This means the economically
disadvantaged children will fall behind in elementary
school and have trouble catching up. Even if they pass
the TAKS test, that does not mean they are proficient in
math.
The SAT test for college entrance is basically just math
and verbal skills. Out of all the courses your child takes
during a school day, math is extraordinarily important.
Math might be 15% of the school day, but it is 50% of
the SAT.
"We must do better in elementary school math!"
Improve Elementary School Reading
The world is increasingly complex and changing faster
all the time. Knowledge based jobs are displacing
manufacturing jobs. Good reading skills are vital for
success in a knowledge based economy.
I was shocked when I saw reading assignments in
elementary school directing my child to guess the
meaning of a word. Children need to use a dictionary!
Then in high school I was again shocked to hear a
teacher tell my child to guess the meaning of words. A
child cannot develop a good vocabulary by guessing
the meaning of words.
I have also heard middle school children reach a word
they do not know and be unable to sound out the word.
That was not a surprise. I purchased phonics based
materials and taught phonics to my children, but I have
seen other children have not been taught by their
parents.
Yes, Kumon has course work on reading, but not every
parent in Plano has the resources to fill in the gaps in
their child's reading instruction.
Reading might be only 15% of the school day, but it is
50% of the SAT test.
"We must do better in elementary school reading!"
Thank you for your interest in the election.
I welcome your questions and suggestions: email.
The best way to safeguard our children's future is to
ensure the men and women leading their world are the
best leaders we can have.
The best way to ensure our children have the best
leaders available is to rear up a generation of great
leaders.
Here are my closing comments at the Plano
Homeowners Council.
We must prepare our children to be tomorrow's leaders.
"Better leaders for a better future!"
Improve Elementary School Mathematics
Mathematics education in elementary school needs
improvement. It has been weak for years and has not
improved. Third grade, for example, is when the TEKS
(the Texas curriculum) says students should learn
multiplication and division. The Plano schools make a
very weak effort in third grade, then the children are
behind in fourth grade.
Parents need to send their children to Kumon, or
Chinese school, or personally tutor their children in
math during elementary school.
Plano does have poor people and they might not have
the resources to fill in the gaps in the Plano elementary
school math program. This means the economically
disadvantaged children will fall behind in elementary
school and have trouble catching up. Even if they pass
the TAKS test, that does not mean they are proficient in
math.
The SAT test for college entrance is basically just math
and verbal skills. Out of all the courses your child takes
during a school day, math is extraordinarily important.
Math might be 15% of the school day, but it is 50% of
the SAT.
"We must do better in elementary school math!"
Improve Elementary School Reading
The world is increasingly complex and changing faster
all the time. Knowledge based jobs are displacing
manufacturing jobs. Good reading skills are vital for
success in a knowledge based economy.
I was shocked when I saw reading assignments in
elementary school directing my child to guess the
meaning of a word. Children need to use a dictionary!
Then in high school I was again shocked to hear a
teacher tell my child to guess the meaning of words. A
child cannot develop a good vocabulary by guessing
the meaning of words.
I have also heard middle school children reach a word
they do not know and be unable to sound out the word.
That was not a surprise. I purchased phonics based
materials and taught phonics to my children, but I have
seen other children have not been taught by their
parents.
Yes, Kumon has course work on reading, but not every
parent in Plano has the resources to fill in the gaps in
their child's reading instruction.
Reading might be only 15% of the school day, but it is
50% of the SAT test.
"We must do better in elementary school reading!"
Thank you for your interest in the election.
I welcome your questions and suggestions: email.
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