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In article <jrh.2b637dfc-e@mustang.dell.com> jrh@mustang.dell.com (Randy Howard) writes:
>jfh@rpp386 (John F. Haugh II) writes:
>
>>Yup.  We've been trying for years to get teachers to stop playing
>>socialist experiments with America's children, but they've not
>>listened.  Now it's time we took our ball and went someplace else.
>
>Hey!  John, guess what?  I found something we can agree on.  Public schools
>are going to perdition in a pushcart, and quickly.  This new buzzword, 
>"Outcome-Based Education" is one that really scares me.  It sounds good,
>doesn't it?  Catchy name.  Funny how the worst programs always have the
>snazziest names.  
>

Come on guys - lighten up.  Besides, John, I thought you were married to
a teacher.  At least I remember you saying how little work she did....

Repeat after me, in unison:

   Teachers are not the educational system.
   Teachers are not the educational system.
   Teachers are not the educational system.

Teachers have less say than we do as to what is taught and how it is taught.

Yes, the school system is going to hell.  Why?  The board doesn't care.
The administration doesn't care.  The parents don't care.  The students
don't care.  The constituencies feeding from the Education trough don't care
as long as the dollars flow.  And you take the easy out of blaming it on the
teachers.  Many of them do still care although I cannot for the life of me
understand why.

If you don't like it, complain to the board - they cut education funding so
the athletic programs can be fully funded.  Complain to the administration -
they prepare the budgets and believe me, education isn't a high priority.
Complain to your congresscritter - (s)he votes for the programs which consume
local funds for non-educational purposes.

Look inside your schools instead of just sniping from the outside.  There are
a lot of problems, teachers not being particularly high on the list.
-- 
Charles Mattair		 			mattair@synercom.hounix.org
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