Comments on: Dr. Slammy in 2008 – EducationF1rst: a statement of principle

By: Rome on fire – Boomer bands get back together in response… | Scholars and Rogues

Sat, 23 Jul 2011 18:35:30 +0000

[...] energy sources. We have to do something to reverse the determined march toward idiocracy that our current public policies on education are causing. We have to stop that imbecilic war and stop pouring our country’s wealth down the [...]

By: Obama tackles America’s real number one issue | Scholars and Rogues

Obama tackles America’s real number one issue | Scholars and Rogues — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:56:57 +0000

[...] ] Almost 50 days into his administration President Obama made his way around to what strikes me as America’s #1 long-term issue, education. The soundbite is pretty catchy: he wants to overhaul the system “from the cradle up through [...]

By: Scholars and Rogues » Homeschooling discussion at Rockridge Nation

Scholars and Rogues » Homeschooling discussion at Rockridge Nation — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:36:22 +0000

[...] incapable of understanding that the word “invest” DOES apply to public institutions. As I wrote a few months ago, a dollar spent on education is at once a dollar spent on health care, the environment, arts, and [...]

By: j.glover

j.glover — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:52:47 +0000

Here’s a step towards a better education for everyone.

onetreefoundation.org

It’s goal is to create standardized electronic text books (e-books) for pre-university level education.

For more information please visit the site.

By: Russ Wellen

Russ Wellen — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:39:26 +0000

Before we commit to you, make sure you have no skeletons in your closet.

You donâ€™t want to wind up like Rudy â€œBonesâ€ Giuliani.

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:31:57 +0000

Good points, and all I can say is give me time. You raise questions that I can hopefully address in future posts. Our culture of stupidity is a huge roadblock, and Congress is a wonderful illustration of that culture, to be sure. But if I can get elected, anything is possible.

By: jackpine savage

jackpine savage — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:06:21 +0000

Excellent post. I agree with all of it; however, all the dollars in the world won’t change a thing so long as we have a terrible attitude towards education. To be educated in America, be it formally or informally, is to be scorned as elitist. Apparently the only mathematical knowledge that we all possess is that of the lowest common denominator. We have universities filled with people who don’t want to be there and probably shouldn’t be there; consequently, the value of a university education has approached nearly nil. At best, education is the means to an end. It means a “good” – i.e. high-paying – job. So long as we ignore the inherent value of a quality education, we will continue to have learning factories that produce nothing but good consumers and ill informed voters. We will continue to be, as Curtis Mayfield said (sort of) a nation of educated fools from uneducated schools.

Very good point, Mr. Pecaut, our inability to think long-term is detrimental on a host of levels.

By: Michael "Ubertramp" Pecaut

Michael "Ubertramp" Pecaut — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:06:26 +0000

You already know I agree. It’s a great theory. But I’m not sure how you’ll get it to work. What you are describing involves long term thinking. And based on what I’m seeing in research funding, Congress just isn’t set up for that kind of thing. Budgets change every year. How are you going to create a program that will work for K-12 and beyond when Congress can change its mind every year?

By: jeff

jeff — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:11:39 +0000

Good post

Jeff