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The Dream Palace of Educational Theorists
New English Review ^
| December, 2006
| John Derbyshire
Posted on 12/02/2006 2:20:13 PM PST by Leisler
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posted on
12/02/2006 2:20:17 PM PST
by
Leisler
To: Leisler
There is the teacher-training racket, in which the professional training of our nations educators has been placed in the hands of the clinically insane.How very, very true.
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posted on
12/02/2006 2:26:27 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(Barack Hussein Obama)
To: Jeff Chandler
--somewhat related to the situation of forty-some years ago when I was in college--it was accepted that if one flunked out of engineering or the sciences, one could into "Education" and become a teacher---
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posted on
12/02/2006 2:30:04 PM PST
by
rellimpank
(-don't believe anything the MSM states about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
To: Leisler
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posted on
12/02/2006 2:31:09 PM PST
by
VOA
To: Jeff Chandler
I think every individual has a unique perspective to give to the world, and that one vital purpose of education is to teach children to think for themselves and come up with their own ideas about the world around them. Unfortunately, despite how frequently the word diversity gets thrown around, our educational system has become very non-diverse in what it teaches and allows as 'acceptable' thought. This is true, in my opinion, from grade school through the university.
To: rellimpank
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posted on
12/02/2006 2:41:42 PM PST
by
Slings and Arrows
("Sunni or later Shi'ite happens." --spokeshave)
To: rellimpank
Where do flunked out edjamkation majors go? Journalism?
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posted on
12/02/2006 2:46:28 PM PST
by
Leisler
To: meandog
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posted on
12/02/2006 2:48:08 PM PST
by
cornelis
To: Leisler
"Listen to what Dr. Kambon has to say about the proper priorities for American educators here."
No longer available on YouTube... What a surprise. NOT! They gotta protect the moonbats from public scrutiny.
To: Leisler
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posted on
12/02/2006 3:00:41 PM PST
by
snowrip
(Liberal? YOU HAVE NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT. Actually, you lack even a legitimate excuse.)
To: Texas_Jarhead
Dr. Kambon claims to hold a B.A. degree in education/history, a master's degree in physical education, both a M.A. and a M. Ed. degree in education/administration, and an Ed. D. in urban education/curriculum and instruction, all from unknown or uncredited universities. Over the course of eighteen years, Dr. Kambon served as an assistant professor at a historically black college in the south. Over the past seven years, Dr. Kambon has taught Introduction to Black Studies and Introduction to African Civilization at the university level.
..more..
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posted on
12/02/2006 3:03:22 PM PST
by
Leisler
To: Leisler
"a racist wanker who deserves to be shot"... LOL I'm surprised that the Wiki editors have allowed that comment to remain...
To: Leisler
Thanks for the link. I didn't recognize the name but I have certainly heard of his antics, and some of his quotes, before.
To: Leisler
(Professionals have their own credentialing systems: You may have graduated law school, but youll still have to pass the bar exam, and so on. Then why make aspiring lawyers go to law school? Presumably for the same reason we insist on cube jockeys having bachelors degrees from accredited four-year colleges. Why not let them study up at home from Teaching Company DVDs, then sit for a state-refereed common exam when they feel theyre ready? Why not let lawyers learn on the job from books and as articled clerks, the way they used to? I dont know. College-going is just an irrational thing we do, the way upper-class German men used to acquire dueling scars, the way women in imperial China had their feet bound. Griggs vs. Duke Power probably has something to do with it. Since, following that decision, employers are not permitted to test job applicants to see how intelligent they are, the employers seek a college degree as a proxy for intelligence.)
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posted on
12/02/2006 3:10:41 PM PST
by
cornelis
To: Texas_Jarhead
It is available. I just watched it. You just have to register so that you can access "offensive" videos.
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posted on
12/02/2006 3:17:46 PM PST
by
Maceman
(This is America. Why must we press "1" for English?)
To: Leisler
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posted on
12/02/2006 3:22:15 PM PST
by
Tribune7
To: Temple Owl
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posted on
12/02/2006 3:24:22 PM PST
by
Tribune7
To: Maceman
Ah I see. So if some content has been tagged as offensive then only registered users can access it?
To: Maceman; Texas_Jarhead
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posted on
12/02/2006 3:27:18 PM PST
by
Leisler
To: Leisler
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posted on
12/02/2006 3:46:36 PM PST
by
albee
(The best thing you can do for the poor is.....not be one of them. - Eric Hoffer)
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