The 'Education' Mantra

I don't hear that LadyJazzer. I hear PrintSmith asking what sort of incentives can be offered to lower the dropout rate among disadvantaged students. If you strip these students out our test scores rival Finlands. Obviously we are doing an adequate job with our middle class kids, so any solution has to dial in on how we help this particular segment of our school population.

In all fairness chickaree - LJ knows I'm a carrot/stick kind of guy. I am talking incentive and consequence as a means of addressing the problem.

I DO know that... But sometimes the racial and socio-economic stereotypes are breathtaking... And worse, you actually believe them....

What, precisely, is it that you think I believe that you find so breathtaking. That the system as designed is responsible for ensuring that poor people stay poor? That it perpetuates and ensures that those on the lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder remain uneducated and dependent upon the social welfare hammock? That it ensures the existence of a permanent underclass that will remain dependent upon the benevolence of the federated government for most if not all of their life?

The perpetual wars that the federated government is responsible for creating and perpetuating are not all military in nature my friend.

Here's a good example of what education looks like today. This is the garbage our children are being fed- no wonder they can't find a job and are on welfare. In the old days- success was an example for those who aspired to better their lives- with the new liberal agenda- success is used as a tool of hatred and class envy.

Now if I ever found this kind of communist garbage being taught in my local school- I would do exactly what this lady did (and she is a liberal). I would go to the school board and call them out on it- and demand that this commie garbage be removed - and remove the "educators" who made this garbage part of the curriculum .

Good for her.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/bloodsucking-capitalists-shocking-excerpts-read-at-tucson-school-board-meeting-from-book-used-in-the-controversial-ethic-studies-curriculum-grades-3rd-12th-content-warring/

From Glenn "certifiably insane" Beck's site?

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Yep from Becks website- does it matter where it came from- you won't see the liberal media reporting this garbage being taught in public schools.

Do you deny that the video brings up a real issue?

Or are you blind to your communist brothers?

BearMtnHIB wrote: Do you deny that the video brings up a real issue?

So you think we should never present viewpoints other than those that uncritically reflect our culture and economic system?

Sorry, my mouse won't let me click on bullsh*t from Beck... Does it matter where it came from? Yes, it does. Some places publish facts; some places post insanity-masquerading-as-conservative-thought.

I don't have any communist brothers--but thanks for asking.

But I'll bet you're okay with this:

One of the Koch brothers controversially bankrolling faculty positions at Florida State University

A conservative billionaire who opposes government meddling in business has bought a rare commodity: the right to interfere in faculty hiring at a publicly funded university.

A foundation bankrolled by Libertarian businessman Charles G. Koch has pledged $1.5-million for positions in Florida State University’s economics department. In return, his representatives get to screen and sign off on any hires for a new program promoting “political economy and free enterprise.”

Traditionally, university donors have little official input into choosing the person who fills a chair they’ve funded. The power of university faculty and officials to choose professors without outside interference is considered a hallmark of academic freedom.

Under the agreement with the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation, however, faculty only retain the illusion of control. The contract specifies that an advisory committee appointed by Koch decides which candidates should be considered. The foundation can also withdraw its funding if it’s not happy with the faculty’s choice or if the hires don’t meet “objectives” set by Koch during annual evaluations.

http://saintpetersblog.com/2011/05/one- ... niversity/

Somehow, I'll bet that's okay with you? Or are you blind to your fascist brothers?