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"I was very impressed," Kenkel said.
She teaches at Bloomer Elementary School and said she asked him how an Obama administration would fix "No Child Left Behind" in a way that would support academic excellence without burdening teachers with paper work and with pressure to teach to the test.
"When he came in, he said he purposely did not look at the questions beforehand, because he wanted to be spontaneous," she said. "He was very engaged, made eye contact, and really responded well."
She said she found him to be genuine and sincere.
"He generally understood that No Child Left Behind is a huge source of frustration," she said. "He would definitely fix it but would bring teachers into the discussion."
The Obama campaign had asked Iowans to submit questions, and Kenkel's question was one of 10 chosen from more than 800.
- Dennis Friend
