on 12/10/05 10:03 AM, feste37 at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At last we can agree on something. You're right, I don't have any children at > MSAE, or anywhere else for that matter, although I hope you won't demand > proof of the latter. > > The truth is, MSAE is a mixed bag. I taught there once, within the last > decade, > although not for long. There were some students there who were outstanding > by any measure, some who were average and some who were, shall we say, > "challenged." The achievements are real, but it's a certain type of "ideal" > student who succeeds there, and if you don't fit the mold, it's not so easy > for > you. Your points about capable teachers leaving is valid, and this is cause > for > regret. Personally, I think it is ludicrous for the movement to charge a > million > dollars for a course and yet fail to adequately compensate its teachers at the > school. Were I in charge of MSAE (which is about as likely as my being > chosen by NASA for the first manned flight to Mars), I would run things > differently.
You wouldn't be able to, because you would be answerable to Bevan who is answerable to MMY. He is the final authority on all money matters, etc. >It's founded on a brilliant idea -- holistic education with a > knowledge of the Self -- and I hope it finds a way of staying open in spite of > plunging enrollment. There are many important things it is doing right, and it > offers something that is not available in the public schools here. I think you offer a fair assessment, from my limited perspective. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Need Help? Get Help! Tools and Strategies for Healthy Drug-Free Living</a>. http://us.click.yahoo.com/wI.OUB/dbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
