I urge each of you to think seriously about the vision Dr. Daniel puts forth and think about what you can do to make it happen. |
In the Information Age, they are going to need a stronger foundation in math and science. This is about every child needing a foundation in math and science. |
In the world in which we live today, everybody needs a foundation in math and science. If you want to be an auto mechanic today, you have to understand algebra. |
In the world in which we live today, everybody needs a foundation in math and science. What we're talking about is the success of our next generation. We face the fundamental fact -- we won the Cold War, capitalism prevailed, and we have 3 billion new competitors. |
It's quite gratifying for people to respond to your music when you're not on a huge label or have a big public relations firm backing you. When you consider just how many bands there are out there at any given time, it shows you that there's a hunger out there for something that's different and fresh. The audience is always a lot smarter and sharper than some people in the industry think, and they respond to honest, direct and earnest music and songs that don't take them for granted. |
This is a major new initiative of the president. It is a major initiative of the Department of Education. |
We can't know that every single student will have had the opportunity to take these courses. But we believe we set up enough options that it's likely that a vast number of students would have had the opportunity. |
We're finding across the country that schools are telling us that these tutoring programs and afternoon sessions are making a big difference. |
We're finding that across the country that these tutoring programs, afternoon sessions are making a big difference. But we're also finding that not enough parents and students are knowledgeable about the options. |
We've been doing a few dates as an acoustic duo. The music that we've been working on is a big departure for both of us. The audience for Train will be very surprised at the direction of these songs, and it's really a very different sound from what I do in Luce. I don't want to spoil the surprise, so I'll just say that conceptually we took some real chances with both the arrangements and the lyrics. |