On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:51:43 -0800 (PST), Werner
wrote:

despite the fact that the U.S. spends the largest amount of money per
pupil in the world, standardized international achievement tests
reveal that U.S. public schools achieve mediocre scores.. For
example,

I'd prefer to measure the education throughout one's life. The goal
isn't to have the best 6th grade test takers, the goal is to have the
best educated work force. So that's what should be measured.

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"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

On Nov 9, 6:52*pm, Howard Brazee wrote:
On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:51:43 -0800 (PST), Werner
wrote:

despite the fact that the U.S. spends the largest amount of money per
pupil in the world, standardized international achievement tests
reveal that U.S. public schools achieve mediocre scores.. For
example,

I'd prefer to measure the education throughout one's life. * *The goal
isn't to have the best 6th grade test takers, the goal is to have the
best educated work force. * *So that's what should be measured.

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There is probably a correlation between poor early education and
lifetime learning.

On Nov 9, 6:50Â*pm, Howard Brazee wrote:
...

Do you have a proposal that you believe could work - separating out
the spending from the money printing? Â* Â*Maybe give up the power to
print money to some international body? Â* Or do you prefer that we go
back to gold, and no more IOUs such as loans on paper?



Let me try to answer this. The further decisions can be made from the
individual, the greater the corruption, cronyism and politics as
usual. An international body is further from individual control.
Wasn't America supposed to be about voluntary agreement instead of
forced obedience?

http://www.ny.lp.org/choice

There are people who think the 16th&17th Amendments need to be
repealed along with the Federal Reserve Act.







--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison

I'd prefer to measure the education throughout one's life. The goal
isn't to have the best 6th grade test takers, the goal is to have the
best educated work force. So that's what should be measured.

I can see you have had no experience in the past ten years with hiring
personnel. It is a rarity when you can find one who can properly fill out
an application. Oh, yes, I know when you're hiring someone for cleanup or
menial job positions that you don't need an English major, but it is nice to
have someone who can spell and tell you what ten percent of ten is without
having to use a computer for a minute, then come up with a guess.

Steve

SteveB wrote:
I'd prefer to measure the education throughout one's life. The goal
isn't to have the best 6th grade test takers, the goal is to have the
best educated work force. So that's what should be measured.

I can see you have had no experience in the past ten years with hiring
personnel. It is a rarity when you can find one who can properly fill out
an application. Oh, yes, I know when you're hiring someone for cleanup or
menial job positions that you don't need an English major, but it is nice to
have someone who can spell and tell you what ten percent of ten is without
having to use a computer for a minute, then come up with a guess.

Steve


I don't know who you are responding to but education doesn't NECESSARILY
equate to intelligence or common sense or analytical skills or knowledge
or life experiences. There's a lot of folks out there with multiple
sheepskins that can't tie their shoes or operate a microwave oven.

On Nov 7, 10:02*am, H the K wrote:
On 11/7/09 10:59 AM, Tim Crowley wrote:

On Nov 7, 4:07 am, *wrote:

Does anyone still support the government in Washington, DC?

Yes, the vast majority of Americans. *You 1% American haters are
forced to hide behind anonymous mailers while the world passes you by.

Right-wing trashmeisters work "extra hard" to conceal their identities
on usenet.

And who might those "Right-wing trashmeisters" happen to be, Herr
Krause? The ones who allegedly work "extra hard" to conceal their
identities on usenet?

Are you talking about the ones from rec.boats? The same ones you
supposedly have piled in your "bozo bin? Possibly the same ones who
post while using their personal names? And maybe even some of whom you
have met face-to-face?

*Those* Right-wing trashmeisters, Herr Krause?

In article 275314e5-021f-459f-ab5e-
, says...

On Nov 7, 10:02*am, H the K wrote:
On 11/7/09 10:59 AM, Tim Crowley wrote:

On Nov 7, 4:07 am, *wrote:

Does anyone still support the government in Washington, DC?

Yes, the vast majority of Americans. *You 1% American haters are
forced to hide behind anonymous mailers while the world passes you by.

Right-wing trashmeisters work "extra hard" to conceal their identities
on usenet.

And who might those "Right-wing trashmeisters" happen to be, Herr
Krause? The ones who allegedly work "extra hard" to conceal their
identities on usenet?

Are you talking about the ones from rec.boats? The same ones you
supposedly have piled in your "bozo bin? Possibly the same ones who
post while using their personal names? And maybe even some of whom you
have met face-to-face?

*Those* Right-wing trashmeisters, Herr Krause?

Harry is very narrow minded and partisan. He doesn't like anybody that
is conservative in their views.

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