This is the kind of stuff that makes me want to just rant and rant. I will, however, try to restrain myself.
The most important question here, in my view, is this: Why the hell are corporations and 'business groups' teaching classes to kids anyway? Well, obviously because they see an advantage in it. So let me rephrase that: Why the hell are they allowed to do this? This is basically nothing more than advertising delivered directly at the kids, and hey, get this: They can't ignore it, because it's happening in their school, which they are legally required to attend!
There is something fundamentally wrong when publically funded, mandatory education is subsidized by private corporations in order to spread their own agendas. And 'best' of all, it's usually the poorest schools that end up simply needing to do something like this, just to afford basic necessities.
Allright, so this has probably been a rant. But it needed to be said. Just one more thing: Just how is this class learning? How can anything so biased, so value-laden, be classified as learning? I for one, am obviously a little to unimaginative to see that...
There is something fundamentally wrong when publically funded, mandatory education is subsidized by private corporations in order to spread their own agendas
I agree with everything you've said. I'd like to also add that this is very similar to what many of us have said for years about the DARE program, in which cops come to public schools to push their political agenda.
I'd like to also add that this is very similar to what many of us have said for years about the DARE program, in which cops come to public schools to push their political agenda.
Well, we all know how well DARE worked out [apa.org]. The similarity between DARE and this RIAA supported program makes me think that this will quite possibly result in no change in downloading behavior at all. Before DARE, kids already knew drugs were illegal, just like kids already know that downloading music usually (at least most musi
The smell of misinformation in the morning (Score:4, Insightful)
That is so incredibly wrong I don't even know where to start.
Have I stolen the contents of the Harddrive on my linux box?
Have I stolen the concerts I downloaded from etree?
Have I stolen the toys I picked up at the last trade show I went to?
And the worst part is that young kids are really prone to being manipulated and indocternated.
Re:The smell of misinformation in the morning (Score:5, Interesting)
This is the kind of stuff that makes me want to just rant and rant. I will, however, try to restrain myself.
The most important question here, in my view, is this: Why the hell are corporations and 'business groups' teaching classes to kids anyway? Well, obviously because they see an advantage in it. So let me rephrase that: Why the hell are they allowed to do this? This is basically nothing more than advertising delivered directly at the kids, and hey, get this: They can't ignore it, because it's happening in their school, which they are legally required to attend!
There is something fundamentally wrong when publically funded, mandatory education is subsidized by private corporations in order to spread their own agendas. And 'best' of all, it's usually the poorest schools that end up simply needing to do something like this, just to afford basic necessities.
Allright, so this has probably been a rant. But it needed to be said. Just one more thing: Just how is this class learning? How can anything so biased, so value-laden, be classified as learning? I for one, am obviously a little to unimaginative to see that ...
Re:The smell of misinformation in the morning (Score:2)
I agree with everything you've said. I'd like to also add that this is very similar to what many of us have said for years about the DARE program, in which cops come to public schools to push their political agenda.
Re:The smell of misinformation in the morning (Score:2)
Well, we all know how well DARE worked out [apa.org]. The similarity between DARE and this RIAA supported program makes me think that this will quite possibly result in no change in downloading behavior at all. Before DARE, kids already knew drugs were illegal, just like kids already know that downloading music usually (at least most musi
Re:The smell of misinformation in the morning (Score:2)
Fortunately, no one's agenda was burned into my brain when I came back from it. I usually just had a skinned knee or something.
"Edison Schools" (Score:0)
http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0226-03.htm