>>>>> "RM" == Ray Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RM> What benefit does a jazz station have for the vast majority of
RM> Minneapolis students. I would guess extremely few listen to
RM> jazz.
One problem with this argument is that it can easily be extended to
paintings, theater, or even books. Most students prefer to watch TV,
after all... We could have them read John Grisham, instead of
Shakespeare, too...
A second problem is that we could extend it to remove ALL areas of
excellence in our schools. I recall seeing this in a company I once
worked for --- they decided to do a bunch of "benchmarking," and then
carefully removed every area of excellence they could find, reducing
themselves to "best practices" that they had defined as synonymous
with mediocrity.
Yes, the schools might be able to sell the radio station spectrum
space. The Park Board could certainly easily sell our city lakefront
to developers, too. Where does this stop?
--
Robert P. Goldman
ECCO
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