On 3/8/07, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "Who would decide that a school should be denied funding and against > whose specifications would they make that judgement?" > > Great question. Someone said people should use common sense. I am
Well, depends. Is the "commoner" really equipped to make decisions? Looks to me, like at least half the country are morons, so that puts a damper on the whole "the people, the people", ya know? Heck, it's sorta like, if we left abortion rights up to the states, you'd have some states that just plain wouldn't have 'em. Which is fine for the whole "move then" idea, 'cept it's pretty weak that you could live somewhere for so long and get screwed, because more morons moved in, or whatnot. Eh. That's besides the whole "they're gonna get them anyways" FACT of the matter. Double "eh". Indeed, who should decide? Who should be in charge? Personally, I don't see this as some huge issue-- for the overwhelming majority, there are bigger fish to fry. Way bigger. I don't like that they (we?) forced a local prof to bounce out, cuz he said "anyone who can bomb the pentagon gets my vote"-- that's just freaking silly. And that was without some law!!! We lose AWESOME teachers (and lets face it, the best are a little... un-conformist, shall we say?) all the time, because of The Grind-- I don't see this fixing that at all. In fact, there are so many other areas that really REALLY need work, it's funny that it's just the entertaining "FREE SPEECH" stuff that gets the lime- light and debate. Ultimately, it would be great if the taxpayers could decide. On your > tax return, simply allocated what gov't programs you would like to > receive money. That's a fairy tale though. Well, when you've got people using ONE, rather corporate News organization to get their info, and not seeing the problem therein- You're in for trouble. The media is screwed, the web may save us, but mainstream- besides Indy-media (Democracy Now, Free Speech TV (?whatever), their ain't crap. Personally, I don't, at this point, know if I trust the majority to do what's Right or Just. Hows that for a rock and a hard place? For the People, By the People... only the people are retards. Ouch! What to do? Trying to nail down faculty some more isn't on the top of my list, or even on my list, truthfully. As it stands now, I haven't the faintest idea who would decide. As > it, there is no one. Fortunately, it is not my problem to fix. I > just agree in some fashion with the AZ repubs who think there is a > problem. We are surrounded by problems. Some Big, some Small. This, my friend, isn't much of a problem, from my perspective. And I had a rough time in The Institution. A small number of Good Teachers, and a lot of Burnt Outs. I've first hand, watched many of the GTs become BOs. Really sad, happens with Public School more than the Uni (hey, there may be a hint herein), but I've seen it a bit at the Higher level too. "What about accreditation? Doesn't it fit into the picture here too?" > > Maybe. Accredidation is not done by those funding the colleges. It It's not always about the money, ESPECIALLY IN EDUCATION. (but it's Always about the money, don't get me wrong ;) is done by associations. I don't have the desire or time to study > these associations to know if they are concerned about real teaching > or membership. Then, my friend, you don't have the ground to suggest some form of legislation, or, for that matter, much ground to complain on. Or, perhaps I should point out that "They" fear losing accreditation more than losing money :P (well, there's a direct relation, but you know). Or that, if you're TRULY concerned with what teachers teach, you should probably get familiar with how the System works. I'm not saying we have a perfect system, by a long shot. I don't think that a drug charge should make you ineligible for financial aid. That's part of the Higher Ed. Act, another bit of the puzzle, perhaps. Great Society, neh? & the New Frontier, woot! What I'm trying to say, and not really doing very eloquently, is that if you're "concerned", get involved! Go meet some of the people who are "really" in charge of stuff. Board members, council members, etc., etc.. talk with The Unions, etc.. You can effect change, my friend! We don't /need/ the gov fer this stuff!!! I like councils and peer review and whatnot, personally, more than a Grid that Needs to be Followed, and whathaveyou. But I'm a Non-Conformist, I reckon, i nsome regards. "Communication is what we really need, I reckon." > > Communication never hurts. To quote a great band: It's all fun and games / till someone gets hurt. Communication is part of what gets us into messes. LOL. Just can't win, I'm afraid. Or we're winning already, maybe! Bit of both is what I'd put my money on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically transform webcontent into Adobe PDF with new ColdFusion MX7. 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