Harry wrote: The F&T in NAFTA means to me putting 10,000 BC loggers out of work to protect the profits of American Logging companies. What do they mean to you?
Hi Harry, Your buddy George W is steamrolling along to extend NAFTA to include all of the Americas. F&T&A obviously means 'F**k Them All'. Take care( especially bending over) Brian > Brian, > > I know vaguely of Edison, but not much about them. > > I shall look at the web site. I wonder why they were hired? > > The F&T in NAFTA means to me putting 10,000 BC loggers out of work to > protect the profits of American Logging companies. What do they mean > to you? > > Harry > -------------------------------------------------- > > Brian wrote: > > >>At 2:23 PM -0500 12/12/02, Harry wrote: > >>>You'll recall that recently American kids not only couldn't pin > down the > >>>US on the global map - they couldn't find the US on a map of the > US. > >>Could Edison do worse? > > > >Hi Harry, > >I hoped you would nibble at my Edison bait. You asked if Edison could > do > >much worse. Edison was given a $60,000,000 contract to run 20 of > >Philadelphia schools.Check out the mess courtesy of Google news: > > > >http://news.google.com/news?q=edison+philadelphia&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&; > start=20&sa=N > > > >Check out all 274 newspaper articles that provide the history. > > > >Happy reading, > >Brian > >ps > >my 'uninformed dig about free trade' was simply referring to > N.A.F.T.A. > >What do the F & T mean to you? > > > > > > > >>Brian, > >> > >>They already are "teaching to the test". While there were some > rumbles > >>from California teachers, they seem to have more or less accepted > >>standardized tests. I suppose the veteran teachers won't take a lot > of > >>notice of it - unless the pressure becomes too intense. The new > teachers > >>will grow into it because it's all they know. > >> > >>They tested the latest trick in California recently - exit exams. To > >>graduate, one was required to pass the exit exam. That is until more > than > >>half failed literacy, and three quarters failed numeracy. > >> > >>Your multiple choice test today is will be about 'what is the next > step > >>for the schools?'. > >> > >>All your choices should involve "dumbing down'. > >> > >>One doesn't need Edison to gum things up - the public schools are > already > >>good at it. > >> > >>In fact, one can assume that the reason they try private firms is > because > >>of dissatisfaction with the present systems. > >> > >>One recalls the problems faced by California university system. > After the > >>very best have gone to Stanford and suchlike, come the cream of the > high > >>school crop. These go into the University system where half of them > >>(actually 48% of the freshmen) were faced with Subject A. > >> > >>Subject A was the code for 'remedial reading'. Unfortunately, > Subject A > >>found its way into the newspapers, so obviously the educators had to > do > >>something - and they found a solution. > >> > >>There is now no Subject A in the freshman curriculum. > >> > >>Actually, remedial reading has been transferred to the English > courses. > >>Now, students can get credit for passing remedial reading. > >> > >>The important thing is that an unfortunate public relations goof has > been > >>tucked under the rug. > >> > >>Meantime, the illiterates and innumerates will continue to graduate > from > >>the high schools (if they can dumb down the "exit exams" enough). > >> > >>You'll recall that recently American kids not only couldn't pin down > the > >>US on the global map - they couldn't find the US on a map of the US. > >> > >>Could Edison do worse? > >> > >>I first assumed you included free trade in the 'paragon statement' > as a > >>little uninformed dig. After all, the US has more than 8,500 tariffs > and > >>quotas, plus umpteen non-tariff barriers to imports - not exactly a > free > >>trade model. > >> > >>Then I realized you were referring to the internal free trade > between the > >>states. One can imagine how balkanized the US would have become if > states > >>had been allowed to install barriers to trade. > >> > >>Harry > >> > >>------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >>Brian wrote: > >> > >>>Hi Keith, > >>>"Crumble and despair" has been creeping into public education in > many > >>>countries. But don't despair, simply look west young man and see > what > >>>the paragon of wisdom, truth, virtue and free trade is doing. > America > >>>the beautiful has private corporations like Edison running more and > more > >>>school systems. They will cut all the fat, contract out all > secretaries, > >>>caretakers(minimum wage of course) bust all evil teacher unions, > use MBA > >>>managers rather than principals (head teachers)and tax payers will > be > >>>happy. Scores on standardized tests(developed by other private > >>>corporations) will go up as teaching to the test will become the > >>>official curriculum. > >>>Margaret Thatcher will have accomplished her dream that she set > into > >>>motion when she was Minister of Education and the entire world will > be > >>>ever so more efficient. > >>> > >>>Take care, > >>>Brian > >>> > >>>> Charles Clarke, the present Minister for Education, is seriously > >>>> proposing > >>>> that head-teachers should have the power to fine parents whose > >>>> children are > >>>> skipping school. > >>>> > >>>> The proposal has only just been released this morning. It will, > of > >>>> course, > >>>> die a death almost immediately because it's more than a step > towards > >>>> the > >>>> sort of totalitarianism of Communist USSR or Nazi Germany but, > >>>> nevertheless, it's yet another indication of the depth of > despair that > >>>> politicians in the present Labour government have about the > >>>> fast-crumbling > >>>> state education system in England. > >>>> > >>>> Keith Hudson > > > ****************************** > Harry Pollard > Henry George School of LA > Box 655 > Tujunga CA 91042 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: (818) 352-4141 > Fax: (818) 353-2242 > ******************************* >
