"Public Education is a Goal- Not a System" - someone said

Today's "The Gradebook" has so much "parallel universe" indications it makes my head spin.


First up to bat is this:
Divided Pinellas board chooses Carvalho

followed by this:
Dramatic turn in Pinellas superintendent search: Carvalho offered Miami job

Pinellas County Schools are not to be outdone by the HCPS. Having just recently watch their Superintendent walk out on them for big corporate money, now they are waiting at the alter while their new "cherished and honored" is comtemplating another suitor.


And then there are these posts:

Former teacher union leader to head voucher group

What the world might tell us about vouchers


Sounds like real corporate negotiations of the likes of A Quiet Departure for Eisner at Disney - New York Times" and : A Case Study In Corporate Welfare about the Archer Daniels Midland Corporation." (Read this book if you want to see how corruption works in the world market: (THE INFORMANT--Kurt Eichenwald")

I can't figure out if the education in Education is what drives the business of Education or if the business of Education is what drives the Business of Education, but it all drives me nuts.

As always, there is one sentence that grabs my attention. It is made by an "anon"

"Public Education is a Goal - Not a System"

What a concept.



Here is the complete context:

Dear 4:34pm,

National defense and public education, though both goals in the public interest, are not exactly the same. Obviously with defense it is better to have one military force that is actually operated by the government. However, would you say that only government run manufacturing plants should be able to make tanks or airplanes for the military? Or should whoever is best at making those things supply it to the military?

Public education is a goal, not a "system". It could very well be that there could be some providers of education that--like those makers of tanks and planes--could do a better job for some kids at less costs than a government run school.

Just something to think about.

Posted by: | September 10, 2008 at 05:03 PM