Re: den.list-d Digest V2006 #36 About Education

[WyoCheek@aol.com]

I think blaming the politicians is not come close to the whole  problem. One 
needs to look at our Schools of Education in our  universities as to what 
makes a teacher verse subject matter expert, as well  as unions and school board 
employment requirements. I am still amazed  how it takes a college degree just 
to teach in grade school as if the teacher  must be that much smarter than 
his/her students, or all the courses for a  college degree as if they are 
actually relevant or add meaning full value,  and yet every morning the weatherman 
says ...the sun arose at......this morning  and will set at.....
 
The stupid thing politicians do is try to equate, as if to justify,  
education quality is some how directly related to money spent per  child. 
 
I do agree we should start over and the first step is to  recognize each 
child as educationally raw material to be transformed  over time, and the Theory 
of Variation is in full play along with Deming's  definition of Theory of 
Knowledge (people learn in different ways at  different times for different 
reasons. We should redefine the aim of  providing a public education which is not to 
have a winning sports  team or beauty  queen.           
 
S Cheek DDS       
 
In a message dated 9/29/2006 7:24:00 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
franklin@schargel.com writes:

As I see  it, as long as politicians, rather than the professionals control
education  (an health care) the education system will continue to focus on
short term,  frequently unmeasurable goals. No one can argue with leaving no
child  behind.  But is the sole way to measure success a single  evaluation
held at the end of the term