Eugene Peterson

Eugene Peterson
Eugene H. Petersonis an American-born clergyman, scholar, author, and poet. He has written over thirty books, including Gold Medallion Book Award winner The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language, a paraphrase of the Bible...
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If we're trying to set education policy, we have to listen to the education experts.
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I think generally we're heading in the right direction, but we still don't have enough seats for all theses kids.
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I wish him well. Now he can continue to pursue his dream of excellence in education.
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I have my doubts (that the schools will open on time). We have a law case out of Sojourner-Douglass, and at Chesapeake we have all kinds of issues.
It's kind of like too little, too late.
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I haven't made that decision. But I would certainly welcome the superintendent of schools, instead of pointing the finger at everybody and everything, taking some accountability of what is happening on his watch.