Jim Mork wrote: > "Innovation" and "reform" are great glittering > generalities. But nothing more. I think teachers are as > eager for innovations as anyone else.
Teachers are interested in innovation and reform that adheres to their basic (and incorrect) assumptions about human nature and instructional methods. Teachers (generally) are not interested in the self awareness and intellectual rigor necessary to institute real reform. > But with the > constant throttling of school budgets by people on > Michael's end of the spectrum, gets a little hard to be > innovators. My end of the spectrum? Here we go again with the guilt by association thing. I've already made it clear that there's a distinction between real and pseudo-conservatives. Look back in the archives, you won't find me urging drastic school district budget cuts. > And in any case, it seems to me that > innovation is the antipodes of what Michael wants. He > really wants to recreate the little red school house with > the school marm wielding her ruler. His idea of "progress" > looks more like "regress" to me. The problem with you is that you don't read and you don't listen. Please feel free to quote all of my "back to the little red school house" pronouncements because they don't exist. My image of the ideal public school in America does not and has not existed. That's because the U.S. is and has been anti-intellectual throughout its history. Please refer back to the post on the French national basic skills test. Michael Atherton Prospect Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
