how about the tests that showed that your average school-age child can't find Iraq or the Pacific ocean?
Dana On 10/7/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Larry wrote: > > The question being was that using market forces would > > improve schools. Charter schools and school voucher programs are the > > nearest analogy to the "market choice." And using measures of > > educational attainment is a good performance indicator. > > Your "analysis" is based on some nebulous metrics rather than > practical assessment and common sense such as how our students are > competing with Japanese or European students. > > America consistently turns out, year after year, some of the worst > educated kids in the developed world. How about that metric? How > about the fact that your average HS senior has a credit card, but no > idea how the interest rate works? Do these facts scream "success!" to > you? > > Again, I'll point out that Milwaukee schools were imploding before > they went to a free market system and it's worked fantastically for > decades. They've got a mix of public, private, charter, and magnet > schools all accessible via vouchers. Not to mention a city-wide > school bus system. > > There's nothing to lose and nothing to break here. > > Let's say we try the free market system - what's the worst case > scenario? That a graduate can't compete with an average Indian in our > increasingly globalized world? Too late. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=17 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176465 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
