Re: [Gnu-arch-users] OT: trained dependency

[Andrew Suffield]

On Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 08:43:33AM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-11-08 at 22:15, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
> > >>>>> "Zenaan" == Zenaan Harkness <address@hidden> writes:
> > 
> >     Zenaan> Obviously you don't agree with the thesis,
> > 
> > I agree with some parts of the thesis, in particular that (1) the
> > current system does a poor job of educating, as opposed to schooling;
> > (2) we know how to do significantly better on a small scale; and (3)
> > there are some vested interests that oppose reform because it would
> > harm them.  But, yes, I disagree with (4) all opposition to those
> > actual reform proposals we've seen (Gatto apparently doesn't have one)
> 
> "A Free Market in education expenditure - putting the teacher/education
> purchasing power back into the hands of parents." I thought I'd already
> described that.

This sounds like one of those proposals where "Everybody becomes
significantly richer" is taken as an axiom. How on earth are they
supposed to have purchasing power when they haven't got any money?

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