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I think these are all great

Doctor Cleveland — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 03:25:37 +0000

I think these are all great points, Danny.

I'd quibble with "as much technology as possible," because I have seen higher-tech approaches falter compared to some older techs. (Reading books can be supplemented, but it can't be replaced.)

I like your list of responses

moat — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 23:50:36 +0000

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I like your list of responses.

I think there will always be a tension between education for the sake of making a human life more worth living and preparing a person for roles at work. This problem cuts across all the different ways schools are funded and how their curriculums are decided upon.

The public/private division as a part of government funding is bizarre as a matter of policy. I am less bothered by the act of subcontracting a public responsibility to a particular outfit than the complications that arise in each locality over who gets what resources. Those resources are subject to some of the worst political struggles that happen. No wonder that people who have the choice to live in different places make their selection based upon the real time options for education for their kids. I say real time because that environment is extremely volatile.

I would add other industries to the benefit of apprentice level skills. Manufacturing, Construction, Agriculture and other material arts are worthy tasks and require much from those who do that work. That said, service does teach a lesson found nowhere else.

She is set to walk this May.

Danny Cardwell — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 19:07:00 +0000

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She is set to walk this May. She wrote her thesis on language barriers in special education. I must confess: I have not read her final work.

Most masters degree

NCD — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 03:36:27 +0000

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Most masters degree candidates produce a thesis that adds a significant thought to or conducts a significant experiment for a given field.

Does she have a specific issue or topic, or is she looking for one?