Christopher D. Sessums :: Blog :: Planned Obsolescence: Why the American Educational System Is Doomed to Failure

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1. Post script: Why does this story make me feel so sad?

   Christopher D. Sessums on Tuesday, 04 September 2007, 22:02 CEST # |

2. I wrote today, "People are not just opting out of traditional education. They are also opting out of traditional business and traditional government. Making their own decisions instead of trying to sway bodies that purport to make decisions for them."

   I was thinking basically the same sort of things when I wrote that.

   What Carlin says in the video is word for word what I would say, what I have said, because it's true. And it's true not just of the U.S., but of the world generally.

   True. Every word. Think about it. 

   Stephen Downes on Tuesday, 04 September 2007, 23:05 CEST # |

3. Lately I want to scream about my children's education. I'm more frustrated than anything because there doesn't seem to be any realistic options. What does it take to topple the big system? Carlin doesn't say but his motive is to get people off their butts and do something just as Michael Moore does with health insurance. When things slip slowly over time I think we're less likely to see change until it's too late. Like health care, obesity, education, and war. It'll take a pile of victims - that's why I want to scream. I don't want my kids to be victims of the times. All I can do is supplement their education with what I think they'll need to thrive. Can't rely on the system and can't rely on the people you elect. I think the US is beginning to suck and all we are striving for in the future is to suck less. 

   Janet Clarey on Tuesday, 04 September 2007, 23:07 CEST # |

4. Those be pearls right there...
   
   
   He was also ace as Rufus in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventures...
   
   
   Peace
   
   
   DK

   DK on Tuesday, 04 September 2007, 23:54 CEST # |

5. > Post script: Why does this story make me feel so sad?

   Because you're not reading the subtext properly - that your kids are ok, it's diversity that's causing SAT scores to drop. 'Diversity' being people that aren't like you, taking places away from your kids, pushing scores down...

   When you get the main message, as carlin outlines it, it makes a lot of the subtext - like this - a lot easier to read.  

   Stephen Downes on Wednesday, 05 September 2007, 00:06 CEST # |

6. As with everything, there's elements of truth in it. But there's a bigger picture than the narrow-minded, simplistic conspiracy theories presented here...

   Doug Belshaw on Thursday, 06 September 2007, 20:26 CEST # |

7. Anne Fox :: Blog :: Serious stand-up
   ...video embed tool disappear to from eduspaces?Why can Chris Sessums still embed video such as here http://eduspaces.net/csessums/weblog/193485.html&nbs...

   Anne Fox :: Blog :: Serious stand-up on Friday, 07 September 2007, 10:18 CEST # |

8. Ok I will admit it I don't like George Carlin. You see I was a big fan of his and then I went to see him live in St. Petersburg Fl. it was a few years ago right before he entered  rehab. Not only was his show not funny it was cruel. I had a son who killed himself and his method was hanging. Then I go to see George and he does a whole tasteless routine about suicide and a suicide channel. He even said his favorite method was hanging. My friends said "Wow it was like he was talking right at you.So you see I spent the rest of the night sobbing in the parking lot waiting for my friends to get out and drive me home. They later told me he forgot lines did a horrible routine on enemas and nobody was laughing so I didn't miss much. I am still waiting for him to return my money.

   Guest on Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 04:04 CEST # |