Another unexplained week-long absence — could Josh have been kidnapped by aliens?

No such luck — just a combination of slacktitude and a work trip to Austin and San Antonio.

As an aside, I just realized that President Bush quoted one of my stories in a speech a couple weeks ago. On December 2, I wrote a piece on Del Valle High School in El Paso. In it was this quote from the principal, J.R. Guinn:

“You have to make the expectation of success part of your belief system,” Mr. Guinn said. “Whether it’s athletics, academic competitions, band – whatever it is – we’re raising the bar. We expect success.”

Here’s the text of Bush’s speech on Jan. 8, on the one-year anniversary of his education bill:

At Del Valle High School in El Paso, less than half the children in that high school could pass an Algebra I exam two years ago. See, we measured in Texas. We wanted to know. This year, the number has risen to 74 percent.

I want to tell you what J.R. Guinn has said. He said, you have to make the expectation of success part of your belief system. We’re raising the bar, and we expect success. And, J.R., you’re getting success. Thank you for your leadership. Good guy.

17 January 2003

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