the other thing that we do, we re very intentional about how we pull people out of the conversation into isolation. which is one thing that msnbc is doing with the education. one thing you will know about that school is they view parents as partners, not problems. parents are a huge opportunity and strength here in making education better. absolutely. let s move over to you, if we can, karen. you both have been in education as well as reported on education. let s take the perspective of being on the outside looking in. when you look at the situation with the village that we re calling it so far, who do you think is best to manage this? because, you know, educators aren t necessarily geared to reaching out to the community and bringing resources in, necessarily. it s true. the college system works because you have a president that brings in the money and professors who take care of the money inside. high school and elementary
when i m studying this math and science, being able to connect to the real world is important. make it practical. what do you think is the weak link here when we look at the villages? well, you know, i try to look at things as a point of strength. i particularly focus in on parent as being a very strong part of the village and very influential part of the village and we have to get more involved as parents. we have to position our kids for success. one thing we have done with support the kellogg foundation is we have put together parent resource centers throughout the detroit community where parents can get together and build an agend frau kids and gain access to a menu of support services, as well as get help on some of the things that impede them from being involved with their kids education and taking computer classes and also getting resources to help at home. practical. absolutely. but primarily getting them the support they need to have their kids be successful in school
schools so they can bring these villages together and reach out and get sources and funding. i think principals around the nation need to be trained and their job is bigger than what they re doing and they need to get the community involved and they need to be trained on how to do that. we need everyone to get involved and i think programs like this do really help to spread the word. perhaps some management education for principals. to learn competencies and get out there and build a good village, since that is our theme for this segment. thank you all three. i wish we had all hour to talk about this. so much wealth of knowledge sitting here in front of me. thank you very much. thank you, richard. our focus on education continues next hour. thomas roberts looks at the importance of early childhood education and then at 11:30 the education nation summit. that is going to be moderated by brian williams. now, to other news. an argument turns deadly for two u.s. soldiers in iraq.
they can t pass our basic, entry-level exam. no one entity can take care of all of these needs. it takes all of us saying it takes a village. it takes a village, it takes a community. joining us as part of our education nation coverage. executive director of the detroit parent network and karen hunter, who is a journalist and publisher. thank you all, three, for coming by to join us this morning during education nation. let s start with you, my friend, david. it takes a village. sure. help us to understand what is the ideal village? the ideal village really incorporates community members, mentors for our young people, business community to come and get involved providing internships and opportunities for young people to understand the connection between what they re doing in school each and every day working with their teachers, the challenges of what they re facing. they have to understand what those kecks are.