Posted on 03/31/2014 8:27:20 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady
That’s great, a necessary evil. But some of you have become so focused on the “evil” you have forgotten the “necessary.”
Perhaps you might have simply posted this thread to yourself via FReepmail. Then ignoring dissenting opinions wouldn’t have been an issue.
I'll be happy if my sixth and seventh graders can find answers to science questions on the Internet and comprehend them (they usually can). Some of the school-suggested Internet knowledge sources are really pretty good. Mastering the subject is for grad school.
It’s just that your particular opinion: dismantle public education, is a non-starter. It isn’t going to happen. If you’re talking about the woman who denies that our military is managed at the federal level, what do you want me to say to that? Yes, it is. Sure, there’s a chain of command, but it’s not 50 militias. It’s the US military.
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Some may choose to accept what is being thrust upon them by those in power, but that is no virtue.
Oh, okay, tell me all about your plan to dismantle public education.
dismantle
verb
the old opera house was dismantled: take apart, pull apart, pull to pieces, disassemble, break up, break down, strip (down); knock down, pull down, demolish. ANTONYMS assemble, build.
Yep. So, what’s the PLAN?
I thought my statements were quite clear. What is it that you believe is missing?
A PLAN. What do you DO, besides talk smack on the internet?
I’ve made myself perfectly clear. If you have a specific concern, please let us all know what it is.
I'd like a description of your plan.
Description
noun
1. a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event. "people who had seen him were able to give a description"
synonyms: account, report, rendition, explanation, illustration
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What is it about "dismantle" that is not apparent to you? If I recall correctly, you stated that you are an English teacher, which would tend to imply that you have some understanding of the language.
It’s the HOW. HOW are you going to dismantle. Do I have to explain the word HOW to you?
I’m sorry to say that it appears that we do not share much in the way of an ability to communicate. Regretfully, I bid you good night.
Good night. Let me know when you’ve dismantled public education. Hey, if you free Tibet while you’re at it, extra points.
I don’t think it’s fair to be branding all school teachers as some sort of propaganda ministers. And it’s certainly wrong to believe that EVERY public school in EVERY school district is just like the worst inner-city example. That’s just not reality.
Why is there such vitriol here towards people who are sharing their own personal experiences? I have 3 kids and some of the teachers they’ve had, I can’t put a price on. There are some wonderful people out there giving their all to this profession. Why is there such an insistence to think that EVERY teacher and EVERY school is “evil”? Are FReepers who have positive experiences with schools “lying?” Why the need to knock them down?
(these are general statements, not personally to you, trisham - thanks!)
This is in a very long Wiki list of quotations misattributed to Einstein.
Thanks. Your gracious response is much appreciated.
You’re welcome.
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