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Trillo

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42. Article says "compulsory schools", "public" does not appear.

Reply to Democracyinkind (Reply #40)

Sat Sep 7, 2013, 01:11 PM

Sep 2013

I got the distinct impression "compulsory" meant it was about public and private schools.

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School Is a Prison � And Damaging Our Kids [View all] xchrom Sep 2013 OP

It doesn't have to be a prison. The main problem with education especially in the last few decades liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #1

Last few decades? That goes back to Dewey or farther Recursion Sep 2013 #5

So true. I don't see any changes on the horizon. At least, good ones. raouldukelives Sep 2013 #15

I am 100% in favor of public education. Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #2

Article doesn't say "industrial control", rather education systems evolved from "religious control" Trillo Sep 2013 #16

And yet it's modelled more on industry than on church schools. Igel Sep 2013 #21

No coincidence that people are often refered to as products of the school system The2ndWheel Sep 2013 #25

Thank you. You've very eloquently elaborated the point I wanted to make. Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #41

I read the article, I beg to differ. Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #40

Article says "compulsory schools", "public" does not appear. Trillo Sep 2013 #42

Let me amend then... Democracyinkind Sep 2013 #45

Since its inception, public education chervilant Sep 2013 #3

Schools are concrete boxes we lock children in Recursion Sep 2013 #4

So the socializing has no positive effect? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #26

A well educated population is hard to control. tecelote Sep 2013 #6

This is not true across the board. ananda Sep 2013 #7

To me "standardized" is a bad word in education. tecelote Sep 2013 #8

This is material the Republican Radicals around here would adore Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #9

I agree. n/t DebJ Sep 2013 #12

There have been numerous examples of alternative approaches, many of which Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #10

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We want to best Education for our Children Cryptoad Sep 2013 #11

We say we want the best education for our children. Igel Sep 2013 #22

Why not just programmed learning? VanillaRhapsody Sep 2013 #27

I have no problem with Cryptoad Sep 2013 #31

Sudbury school has only 155 students, and they screen who goes to the school. DebJ Sep 2013 #13

Some tax burdens are worth it. Social Security, Medicaid, food stamps are all tax burdens. They are liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #30

Please convince Governor Gashole Corbett of Pa of that. DebJ Sep 2013 #47

Ah, yes. Hear this sort of thing Skidmore Sep 2013 #14

You need to read the OP again. woo me with science Sep 2013 #17

The guy should learn to make a point a bit sooner... Ohio Joe Sep 2013 #19

School teaches structure and this makes kids miserable? Barack_America Sep 2013 #18

I agree. senseandsensibility Sep 2013 #29

We really need intellectuals to stop coming up with "big, new ideas" every 10 minutes. reformist2 Sep 2013 #20

Yes, and they do the same for the curriculum... Phentex Sep 2013 #24

It's the classic problem, if I may be a little un-PC, of too many chiefs and not enough Indians. reformist2 Sep 2013 #44

Most of these ideas are being thrown out at the same time. Igel Sep 2013 #34

There's a whole laundry list of things wrong with the school system we know now NuclearDem Sep 2013 #23

interesting I am not totally sold gopiscrap Sep 2013 #28

ha, I was just thinking that hfojvt Sep 2013 #35

yeah there's no way for me gopiscrap Sep 2013 #37

Encourage vocational schools Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2013 #32

That is too narrow. One problem I see with our public school system is we have abandoned liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #33

what I'm saying Rosa Luxemburg Sep 2013 #43

I don't think I want to read this thread, even though it's an issue at the top of my priority list. LWolf Sep 2013 #36

Thank you for what you do LWolf. I got a call from my son's special education advocate and teacher liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #38

I don't disagree with his general points, but... Nine Sep 2013 #39