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- From: marcr@studsys.mscs.mu.edu (Marc Rassbach)
- Newsgroups: uwm.general,milw.general
- Subject: Re: MPS PLAN HIRES THE WRONG WORKERS
- Date: 26 Jan 1993 06:03:19 GMT
- Organization: Marquette University - Department MSCS
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- In article <1ivk43INNd5r@uwm.edu> dermer@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Marshall Dermer) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan12.210429.7478@mixcom.com> daniel.offutt <daniel.offutt@mixcom.mixcom.com> writes:
- > The above paragraph gets to the core of the issue. I think that we
- > want to achieve two ends. One is educationally equality and the other
- > is educational excellence. I have been trying to address the former issue
- > with my proposal.
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- One method of equality is to lower everyone to the same level.
- Another is equality via 'you do the best you are able'.
- There are other metrics, I'm sure. Which metric do you wish to use?
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- On excellence, how will 'we' determine what is and is not
- 'excellence'?
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- > Finally, notice where this discusion has taken us. We talk about pay for
- > schools and pay for teachers, but are reluctant to accept pay for
- > learning even thought it works!!
-
- Well, the 'idealism' of education for education sake is kicking in.....
-
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- Marc Rassbach marcr@studsys.mscs.mu.edu If you take my advice, that
- MS-DOS - it's not marc@milestn.mil.wi.us is your problem, not mine!
- my problem! If it was said on UseNet, it must be true.
- Unix - It's a nice place to live, but you don't want to visit there.
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