[ale] a specter is haunting our school systems!

[Jeff Lightner]

I find it laughable that more $ would equate with a more open mind.  The
most closed minds I know all work in the high paying IT field.

Also I find it laughable that people actually believe we don't already
spend enough on education.  This country spends more on education per
capita than almost any other yet our standing in mathematics and science
continue to slip.  There's a reason why a bozo that couldn't pronounce
"nuclear" was picked over even the more erudite members of his own
party.   The closed minds in this country do not want to be opened and
they fear anyone that sounds more educated than they are.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Geoffrey
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:48 AM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: Re: [ale] a specter is haunting our school systems!

Jim Popovitch wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 18:30, Jim Philips <philips_jim at bellsouth.net>
wrote:
>> Maybe this concerned teacher should get a job as a droid for the
Business
>> Software Alliance.
> 
> The reality is that "concerned" is more likely to be less on that
> teachers agenda than "making ends meet".  If that teacher made more $,
> then they would have more time to have a more open mind.   As it is
> today, teachers can barely make ends meet, so they take all the
> talking points and assistance they can get.   Free the teachers so
> they can free your kids' minds. ;-)

Not only that, they get virtually no computer training.  Cobb County 
gave all their teachers laptops, with absolutely no training what so
ever.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.
  - Benjamin Franklin
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