wah wah wah. that is kind of what we have been hearing for a heck of a long time. here in our city, we're not just talking about it. we're actually doing something about it. as superintendent, it is exciting, because it fits into our strategic plan. imagine san francisco with the highest performing large urban district in the state of california. our test scores and the last 11 years have done wonderful things. and we're very proud of the last two years. we know that this year we will get the same results. that is that we're actually closing the achievement gap for african-american, latino, and pacific islander students here. [applause] and that is really exciting and great, but the part that has been missing for us is that -- the constant thing that keeps me up at night is that i sometimes believe we are educating kids for a world that no longer exists. think about it. we all talk about the good old days. first of all, they were not that good. the good old days are right now, young people. do not

wah wah wah. that is kind of what we have been hearing for a heck of a long time. here in our city, we're not just talking about it. we're actually doing something about it. as superintendent, it is exciting, because it fits into our strategic plan. imagine san francisco with the highest performing large urban district in the state of california. our test scores and the last 11 years have done wonderful things. and we're very proud of the last two years. we know that this year we will get the same results. that is that we're actually closing the achievement gap for african-american, latino, and pacific islander students here. [applause] and that is really exciting and

wah, wah, wah, wah. joanne: babies love to hear language and to respond by cooing, babbling, and making sounds that gradually resemble adult speech. [crying] really? it was that rough, huh? and what hurt? did your tummy hurt, or did your ear hurt? joanne: throughout the first two years, children are attaching meaning to words and understanding a lot more than they can say. so the more attention we pay to our children's speech, the more we can understand, repeat, and use words from their own language. try this one. no. no? no. mine. [squeals] what do you say to charlie? say, "mine. that's mine." joanne: we can also give them new words to expand their language, thus giving them a richer, more expressive vocabulary to use later on. woman: how about... oh, wow, charlie. thanks a lot. [toy jingling] joanne: young infants need many opportunities to explore their world through the senses of sight, sound, smell, and touch. [waltzing matilda playing] this includes stacking and nesting toys, objects they can put i

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the polls, i think, show mitt romney with such a significant lead, erin, it is one of those wah-wah moments. unless we're all surprised. but what has also stolen the show, sarah palin's appearance on the "today" show. let me play what she had to say about the front-runner. mitt romney, when asked by matt lauer this morning. >> it seems he is the nominee. are you happy with that? >> you know, anything is still possible. there can still be a bit of a shake-up. >> it doesn't sound like you're him a with mitt romney as the shake-up. >> anybody but obama. i honestly believe that anybody running on that gop ticket would be infinitely better than what we have today. >> let me bring in michael smerconish. her answer, anybody but obama. but not once did she name anything she believed mitt romney brought to the table through ideas, policies, a plan. anybody but the obama. and then that breathe in moment cannot be ignored. that was her first reaction when he asked her about mitt romney. >> last night on hard ball, we played a whole series of gop on romney to show how tepid each of them seemed. yahoo h

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