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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: Helping a teacher
The whole history of public schools is of > corporate America sorting, tracking, and indoctrinating kids into being > "good workers" to meet whatever their laborpower needs of the moment. I'm > all for students being prepared to get jobs (until we can really change > society so that -work- isn't reduced to "jobs") but they also need to > prepare to understand and help change society. Meanwhile, I'm inclined to > resist anything that smacks of increased corporate influence over the > schools Hey, the state school board chairman here in NC-- Phil Kirk-- is also the chairman of the largest industry organization in the state. Can't get more influential than that! Teresa Glenn -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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