Re: efficiency as a value

Gordon Wells (gwells who-is-at oise.utoronto.ca)
Fri, 9 Jan 1998 09:32:21 -0500 (EST)

On Thu, 8 Jan 1998, Mike Cole wrote:

> I resonate strongly to your case for inefficiency, Don. I do the same.
> For example, we have been experimenting with horizontal distance
> ed through tv where whole classes interact and professors are helpers.
> Very inefficient. But wow what an educational wallop!
>
> So the instrument is a value in the sense that it was chosen with certain
> goals(values) in mind and is subbordinated to them? I think I agree with
> that (if I am interpreting you correctly) so long as we allow for
> polysemy-cum-multivoicedness and loose coupling among parts of the system.
> mike

Isn't it perhaps a choice between education and training?

Gordon