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Politics
Socialized Education - Is there abetter way?
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Emcee:  Peter Dierks Type:  Moderated
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63Four Million Children Left Behind Forced to attend failing schools in Los AngelPeter Dierks-9/7/2006
62 Any opinions about this? city-journal.orgTimF-8/24/2006
61Education Study stuartbuck.blogspot.com janegalt.netTimF-8/15/2006
60 I'm not sure we have any serious disagreement here. A lot of the ideas weTimF-7/26/2006
59There is a rule called by many names. It is the 80 / 20 rule. If a teacher spenPeter Dierks-7/26/2006
58 Having the teacher spend all the time on the lowest 1 or 2 doesn't make seTimF-7/26/2006
57A friend is a high school math teacher. He has advanced to department chair and Peter Dierks-7/26/2006
56 Teaching to the test can be a problem. However in some cases pushing to teaTimF-7/26/2006
55Suit to ask N.J. to ease transfers for pupils Philadelphia Inquirer By KristenPeter Dierks-7/25/2006
54No Child Left Behind is beyond uninformative. It is deceptive. BY CHARLES MURRPeter Dierks-7/25/2006
53<i> If Bill Gates wants to see America thrive he could use a portion of hiTimF-7/21/2006
52If Bill Gates wants to see America thrive he could use a portion of his fortune Peter Dierks-7/21/2006
51 I think that American education would be well served by using some of that monTimF-7/12/2006
50"if you get enough [small schools] going across the country, people will rePeter Dierks-7/12/2006
49 If $30bil could fix the public education system it would have been fixed a lonTimF-7/12/2006
48What Billions Can Buy by Andrew J. Coulson July 12, 2006 <i>Andrew J. CoPeter Dierks-7/12/2006
47 Without surveillance there is no good way to make sure that parents (home schoTimF-7/1/2006
46Bush gave 1.3 billion of tax-payer money to rightwing religious groups, much of American Spirit-6/30/2006
45Why not teach kids that storks deliver babies? That way no need for sex educatioAmerican Spirit-6/30/2006
44The Nazis had Hitler Youth Schools. Maybe the rightwing should consider that kinAmerican Spirit-6/30/2006
43So...Tim...what if a couple of parents with 9th grade educations say they want tRMF-6/30/2006
42You don't disallow home schooling, or start surveillance of someone's hoTimF-6/30/2006
41Tim...so WHAT suspicious activity would be required? Let's say that a pedopRMF-6/29/2006
40School is boring. Educatators are out of touch. Parents are unable to teach an10K a day-6/27/2006
39Kids r really smart these days. They soak up stuff like a sponge... consider 10K a day-6/27/2006
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