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I hated her 20 years ago, but I realize she makes a lot of sense now.

She really got rough treatment today, but she stood up to it very graciously.

I especially liked her phonics program and the fact that she feels that parents should teach their children to read before they go to school. I'm beginning to think parents should do just more than teach their kids to read at home. Perhaps just take over their education in all subjects if possible?

She mentioned children's literature in the public schools and the fact that children should be exposed to literature that was written prior to the 1970's. Many public schools refuse to use literature written before 1970 because they think that it's biased, homophobic, etc., etc. (Check out the PABBIS website -- Parents Against Bad Books In School.) She said that not all children are exposed to depression, drugs, sex abuse, whatever, etc., in their private family lives and it's unfair to expect them to respond to such aberrant literature in their classes. I totally agree with this.

I wish she could have been more open about homosexuality and her son (who she's very proud of) because she really got slammed by angry homosexual callers.