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Le Taz Hot

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7. I did not use the words "all" or "everywhere."

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 01:11 PM

Jan 2014

I'm talking about trends here. Changes from what our academic system was in the 60's to what it is today. I went to California schools when we were #1 in the nation. Now we're somewhere in the middle. That's a stark difference and I'm proposing that that's not by accident.

So, what happened? I'm positing that the drastic change was a concerted effort by people who hold the strings to politicians and curriculum companies (now conglomerates) who had the power to put in place academic "experts" chosen to go on TV and justify the changes. Not so coincidentally, this started happening about the same time as certain conservative groups began taking over school boards, i.e., "stealth candidates."

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Thoughts on What Education "Reform" Has Achieved [View all] Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 OP

The factory school model has been with us longer than electricity. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #1

My point was to illustrate Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #3

Except that it hasn't been replaced, not everywhere. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #5

I did not use the words "all" or "everywhere." Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #7

K and R . Interestingly, though, both sides accuse each other of promoting "rote learning." Smarmie Doofus Jan 2014 #2

And I think the 60's Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #4

Simply look at the arguments that were advanced for universal education... malthaussen Jan 2014 #6