tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post9178788974392265363..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Looking Ahead (Nationally) - Part Two, Personalized LearningMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-85443871373924438092016-12-28T12:03:33.236-08:002016-12-28T12:03:33.236-08:00When it comes to education, I certainly AM a socia...When it comes to education, I certainly AM a socialist -- society should pay, together, for the education of our children. That's socialism. I'm all for it. <br /><br />But this only holds if we regard education as a right; if we regard it as a commodity, something that one can choose to forgo with no real penalty, then it becomes a profit center for all kinds of characters -- in much the same way as we see in medicine. If we regard education primarily as a place to make money, then the system itself suffers, and the clients (our children) suffer, and consequently, we as a nation suffer. I realize that's not a popular sentiment with the current crop of "I got mine, screw you" people out there (some of whom will be inhabiting the highest reaches of our government shortly), but it's no less true for that.<br /><br />Tl;dr: Yes, yes I am. Moreover, I'm right.Josh Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242600011474990770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-18512056360435795442016-12-28T11:55:14.538-08:002016-12-28T11:55:14.538-08:00There's nothing to be sad about, unless you...There's nothing to be sad about, unless you're a socialist. Are you a socialist?<br /><br />Got Socialism Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-40037524845370293302016-12-28T11:17:41.289-08:002016-12-28T11:17:41.289-08:00Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that capitali...Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that capitalism and education can not be separated.Watchingnoreply@blogger.com