OT; Corning technology

[Richard Kreiss]

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> On 3/8/2011 1:58 PM, Bill Campbell wrote:
> [...]
> > Or as John Dewey said:
> >
> >       The children who know how to think for themselves spoil the
> >       harmony of the collective society that is coming, where
> >       everyone would be interdependent.  1899
> >
> >       Independent self-reliant people would be a counterproductive
> >       anachronism in the collective society of the future where
> >       people will be defined by their associations.  1896
> [...]
> 
> Then there's the "no child left behind" act, which is actually closer to
"no child
> gets ahead".
> 
> Have a kid who's having trouble learning?  You'll get all the help you
need.
>   Have a kid who's bored because he learned all this stuff 2 years ago,
and
> should be in advanced classes?  Sorry, we can't help you.
> 

Reminds me of what happens on the Mike Holmes show on HGTV.

Walls are removed to make a more open layout.  A few months later the floors
start to sag and water leaks begin and floor crack.

Everyone wonders why until Mike comes in and opens the walls and points out
that the support for the upper floor have been removed or incorrectly
strengthened.

This is what has happened to our educational system.  Bring everyone down
the lowest common denominator so no one's feelings are hurt.  Don't allow
anyone to excel as this will make those less able feel bad.

Then we wonder why the rest of the world is passing us by.

Do you really want a doctor or a mechanic who can't do math or can barely
read and understand what is being read?

Richard