Education & Public Discourse (2 posts)
1. Education & Public Discourse
Tue, Jan 12, 1999 - 3:37 PM/EST
JimP
This group, and its exchange, is one of the strengths of Reality Check. I am thinking, as those of us who facilitate system design seminars say, "outside the box." I have thought of myself as an outside-the-box thinker for a long time, but these past days have shown me that I keep one foot in it.
I didn't appreciate McRostie's post #21 under Education. To be more specific, I didn't think the second paragraph was fair. But, as I thought about it, there came acceptance that he is entitled, and at least partially right. In his introduction, he states that he tends to be picky about the definition of words. I am also, and I am equally picky about the choice of words. Some words carry connotations beyond their meaning. I try not to use words that carry negative connotations, but am, as always and in every endeavor, only partially successful.
But, leaving that where it is, he, Graham, eireann, and others have raised some important questions, and/or topics for discussion. Listing some of them:
1. Social Security
2. Medicare/Medicare/Aging Population
3. Health Care
4. School vouchers
5. Taxing Policies
6. Federal vs Local funding of Education
7. National education standards
8. Leaders contributing to public discourse
- ML King and George Wallace
9. The Independent Council, and the law that formed it
10. Conservatism/Libertarian - misers?
11. Economics
12. etc. more to come
Let us discuss, face to face, improving the state of discourse as we go.
Thanks,
Jim
2. Adding to the list.
Tue, Jan 12, 1999 - 3:57 PM/EST
JimP
12. Language use or prejudice
13. Abortion
14. Sex Roles in the Work Force
15. Accountability
16. Censorship - of Internet and other
17. Consistency - of laws and other
18. more to come!!
We only have 3+ more weeks.
