Re: Re(2): drive-thru education (not)

Phil Graham (pw.graham who-is-at student.qut.edu.au)
Sat, 28 Nov 1998 19:17:16 +1100

George wrote:

>They want to make sure that it is made clear that public schools
>work for employers not parents or the students themselves. Anything that
>is not useful vocationally is not to be taught. Their big goal is to
>eliminate "churning," the wasteful tendency for youth to try out different
>jobs and educational opportunities before settling on a career. Workforce
>councils are being set up to identify the workers needed in communities and
>then steer students into the appropriate vocational tracks in middle school
>or earlier. They assert that decisions about careers should be made by
>the councils who know more about the needs of business and what is best for
>students than their parents.

Sounds somewhat like Soviet communism and even more like Mussolini-style
fascism.

Phil Graham
pw.graham who-is-at student.qut.edu.au
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/8314/index.html