Source Form #29

 

 

Title:  New Education Secretary Announced and Texas Program Takes Off

 

http://roysblog.edin08.com/

 

Summary:  Roy Romer, chair of Strong American Schools, was interviewed on CNN about his opinion of the selection of Secretary Duncan by Obama and also gives some feedback on a program that is working in Texas.

 

Topic:  http://msaraceno.wordpress.com/question/

 

Category:  This is a citizen source with a media link that is an institutional source.

 

What is it?  This is Romer’s personal blog with a video link.

 

Publication Information:  The blog was posted on December 17, 2008.

 

Author:  Roy Romer, Chair of Strong American Schools and former governor of Colorado.

 

Location: http://roysblog.edin08.com/

 

Accessed:  March 11, 2009

 

Support:  A CNN video of an interview with him is used to provide the actual coverage that took place rather than giving the explanation of it.

 

Dallas Morning News article is used to provide the source where Romer got the information of the program that is new in Texas but seems to be working.

 

Both of these sources provide a resource to the reader to go take a first hand look at what Romer is talking about.  Giving the sources to the reader builds Romer’s credibility and allows the reader to make a first hand judgment of the information provided within them.

 

Audience and Agenda:  This blog is all about schools and is aimed towards an audience who would be interested in the plethora of topics about them.  Romer covers a lot of issues, current and past, about changes and reforms that he wants to see take place as the chair of Strong American Schools.  It is hard to say how big the audience but based upon the fact that Romer was on CNN the size of the audience would be considerably larger than expected because people around the United States must know who he is.

 

Usefulness:  The information in the source is important because it provides the interpretation of Duncan before he gets the stimulus money and before he really gets the ball rolling in the political spotlight.  The video interview is a nice addition to the blog article because it gives some depth to Romer and allows the viewer to take a first hand look at how Romer looks at education.  The ideas at the end of the blog are also useful because they deal with Texas structure changes that seem to be working and have been working in other areas.  Although the blog isn’t very lengthy, the hyperlink and video feed provide enough to make this source worthwhile and useful.  I plan on getting another video of Romer because I think it would be interesting to see what he thinks once Duncan gets the money and starts making adjustments to the education system (which is what this article is lacking).  This and the interview on NPR are a good compilation of Duncan’s thoughts on a lot issues facing education up to this point.  

 

Works Cited:  http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2009/03/education-secretary-arne-duncan/

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