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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (341264)	1/4/2010 9:15:49 AM
From: Little Joe	11 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793897

"Many of the brightest people go into education" Not based on my observations. lj

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (341264)	1/4/2010 2:56:15 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793897

Many of the brightest people go into education Peter, I don't believe that's true. Teacher's colleges have their sorry reputation for good reason. Doesn't mean that there aren't some super competents. Seems the problem is there doesn't exist mechanisms to properly reward them and provide incentives for their lessers to emulate success, while culling the worst. Vouchers, with minimal restrictions and no union involvement would seem to be a best option. Those principals who prove best might develop chains of schools, gradually introduce excellence. Parental involvement might increase and improve, though perfection ain't in the cards. The odds of sanity and reason prevailing are on par with my winning next week's lottery.