tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post1784198414791596299..comments2024-03-18T13:27:42.621-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Charter Leader: Can We Talk?Peter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-51274178828937325232017-10-20T12:27:51.209-04:002017-10-20T12:27:51.209-04:00I was struck by your statement about the real goal...I was struck by your statement about the real goals of public education. I think we have lost sight of these as a nation, perhaps because our economic system no longer provides adults with a reasonable chance for self actualization. When I was in school 50-60 years ago, we could indulge those students who were interested in the arts or social sciences and encourage what we called a well rounded education. There were jobs available for those who had learned to think for themselves and it was possible to drop out and pursue one's passion while making a living working part-time. I want to see us return to an educational system that develops independent thinkers and informed citizens, but I also want our society to welcome them with more than crippling college debt and underpaid work.Charles Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975241234146573609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-27856283247657261272017-10-19T19:13:21.239-04:002017-10-19T19:13:21.239-04:00I will take up the challenge: "Would we expe...I will take up the challenge: "Would we expect a traditional mode of transportation like the yellow school bus to take any person to the moon?"<br /><br />I was 11 when Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. At the time, there were no charter schools, no vouchers for private school. Children went to public school, some Catholic children went to parochial schools, and only the wealthy who could afford private schools had another option. Basically, everyone went to public school.<br /><br />Via the yellow school bus. And then, some went on to college and became engineers, mathematicians, astrophysicists, and more. Some of those were hired by NASA and put together a successful program that landed men on the moon.<br /><br />So, Mr. Sofo, the answer is yes. We may expect that yellow school bus to take persons to the moon. Why? It already has.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544213160574214282noreply@blogger.com