"Strickland's plan also calls for a host of education reforms, including:

* Establishing universal all-day kindergarten

* Phasing in 20 additional days to the school calendar each year over a 10-year period, bringing the state's school year up to the international average of 200 days.

* Lengthening the school day with additional activities, such as community service, tutoring and health and wellness programs.

* Scrapping the Ohio Graduation Test that all students must pass to get a diploma and instead requiring all students take the ACT college entrance examination, pass statewide "end of course" exams, complete a service learning project and submit a senior project.

* Tasking the Ohio Department of Education to set standards for state schools requiring innovative teaching formats and teaching to each individual student's needs.

* Creating an "Ohio Academic Olympics" for students to compete in science, math, writing, debate, the arts and technology in the same way they compete in athletics.

* Establishing a four-year residency program for new teachers working with senior teachers while strengthening licensing standards for principles and allowing schools to fire bad teachers for cause.

* Requiring performance audits for school districts to account for taxpayer spending with an annual report card for every district -- with the possibility of revoking school charters if they do not improve."

Imagine a product (education) being introduced.  The company President says that the new product will be:

Made by employees working eight-hour days.
Made by employees who work more days.
Made by employees who are involved in the community.
Made by employees who pass strict training guidelines.
Made by adhering to standards.
Made by employees who participate in stringent quality competition.
Made by employees who are trained by licensed trainers.
Made by employees who adhere to audit standards.

Ho hum. 

Now imagine an exciting product (education) being introduced.  The company President describes incredible features.  The product rather than the process.  That's what is lacking in education.  Let's talk about the result we want and then build that.

John Kasich responds.