Comments on: Obama Should Look to Sweden for Education, Not Banks http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/16/obama-should-look-to-sweden-for-education-not-banks/ Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: norma,tx http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/16/obama-should-look-to-sweden-for-education-not-banks/#comment-192329 norma,tx Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:45:14 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=3853#comment-192329 I work for an organization who operates a charter school. I see good results many times but do believe they should be under better scrutiny. I see some students who also graduate from the school and still can not spell the name of the organization! I believe the truancy rate should be closely monitored and the TAAKS test eliminated for this type of school. The reason being some students excel while others barely scrape by.It seems to be a more humiliating program than what I see as a benefit to the students. I agree that it is merely an assessment tool but see where it can be detrimental to some students. overall I would support the voucher program because the parents are ultimately the ones who know their kids and how best they would benefit from the education systems. I work for an organization who operates a charter school. I see good results many times but do believe they should be under better scrutiny. I see some students who also graduate from the school and still can not spell the name of the organization!

I believe the truancy rate should be closely monitored and the TAAKS test eliminated for this type of school. The reason being some students excel while others barely scrape by.It seems to be a more humiliating program than what I see as a benefit to the students. I agree that it is merely an assessment tool but see where it can be detrimental to some students. overall I would support the voucher program because the parents are ultimately the ones who know their kids and how best they would benefit from the education systems.

]]> By: boutCoory http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/16/obama-should-look-to-sweden-for-education-not-banks/#comment-25439 boutCoory Fri, 03 Apr 2009 10:22:22 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=3853#comment-25439 <a href="http://cstatman.blogspot.com/2004_07_01_archive.html" rel="nofollow">Hello</a> !Oh hubba hubba! Forget the sportscar, been there, done that, got the T shirt, wore it out, gave it to goodwill. <a href="http://cstatman.blogspot.com/2004_07_01_archive.html" rel="nofollow">http://cstatman.blogspot.com/2004_07_01_archive.h...</a> Hello !Oh hubba hubba! Forget the sportscar, been there, done that, got the T shirt, wore it out, gave it to goodwill.
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]]> By: Lesley, NJ http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/16/obama-should-look-to-sweden-for-education-not-banks/#comment-22593 Lesley, NJ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:25:42 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=3853#comment-22593 It's inexcusable that kids in DC will have no choice and be forced to go to the public schools where Obama would never send his kids. I am reminded of "Animal Farm" ...a book kids are no longer required to read...what a surprise It's inexcusable that kids in DC will have no choice and be forced to go to the public schools where Obama would never send his kids.

I am reminded of "Animal Farm" …a book kids are no longer required to read…what a surprise

]]> By: charles, wyoming.usa http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/16/obama-should-look-to-sweden-for-education-not-banks/#comment-22520 charles, wyoming.usa Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:24:07 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=3853#comment-22520 The NEA, like any union, is good at first. Only at a later date and time (like with any union) it starts to lose its its sense of being for the worker and starts to be a leech on society. The NEA, like any union, is good at first. Only at a later date and time (like with any union) it starts to lose its its sense of being for the worker and starts to be a leech on society.

]]> By: Olie MN http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/16/obama-should-look-to-sweden-for-education-not-banks/#comment-22197 Olie MN Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:16:38 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=3853#comment-22197 I have a feeling that the Nea is looking out for the best interest of their members and administration not the quality and chose that should be available in education. But who can refute the basic and fundamental role of the union, "To protect and serve the workers it represents". Not to help the workers produce the best products for the consumers. That is what left out that equation, the fact that these workers are not dealing with unimportant widgets, whose end product has a minimul effect on society. They are dealing with the youth and future of this country. So, until the NEA changes its real focus from serving themselves to serving the students. We will never truly be able to explore or implement other versions of education like vouchers in this country. I have a feeling that the Nea is looking out for the best interest of their members and administration not the quality and chose that should be available in education. But who can refute the basic and fundamental role of the union, "To protect and serve the workers it represents". Not to help the workers produce the best products for the consumers. That is what left out that equation, the fact that these workers are not dealing with unimportant widgets, whose end product has a minimul effect on society. They are dealing with the youth and future of this country. So, until the NEA changes its real focus from serving themselves to serving the students. We will never truly be able to explore or implement other versions of education like vouchers in this country.

]]> By: John Pusieski Battle http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/16/obama-should-look-to-sweden-for-education-not-banks/#comment-22104 John Pusieski Battle Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:23:49 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=3853#comment-22104 Well said, seems like a viable option to me ! Well said, seems like a viable option to me !

]]> By: Linda Middlekauff http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/16/obama-should-look-to-sweden-for-education-not-banks/#comment-22059 Linda Middlekauff Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:54:42 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=3853#comment-22059 While Sweden's system seems admirable, are there strings attached? Or has the citizenry been so indoctrinated that they instill the concept of socialism by osmosis and as such it's instilled in all of the educational styles knowlingly or not. Could someone from Sweden please comment? Our own indoctrination has been going on since the beginning of the 20th century when the university education departments began to be infiltrated by communists who quickly changed the name of their student associations to socialist to make them more palatable. And we hope to have real education reform either by debate in the bicameral Congress or by challenging a wolf in sheep's clothing who would sell out even the poorest children in Washington? The Milton & Rose Friedman Education Foundation has been working for real reform since the 1950's. Check it out (sorry, my web is frozen so I cannot give the website). While Sweden's system seems admirable, are there strings attached? Or has the citizenry been so indoctrinated that they instill the concept of socialism by osmosis and as such it's instilled in all of the educational styles knowlingly or not. Could someone from Sweden please comment?

Our own indoctrination has been going on since the beginning of the 20th century when the university education departments began to be infiltrated by communists who quickly changed the name of their student associations to socialist to make them more palatable. And we hope to have real education reform either by debate in the bicameral Congress or by challenging a wolf in sheep's clothing who would sell out even the poorest children in Washington?

The Milton & Rose Friedman Education Foundation has been working for real reform since the 1950's. Check it out (sorry, my web is frozen so I cannot give the website).

]]> By: Ben Franklin, Kendal http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/16/obama-should-look-to-sweden-for-education-not-banks/#comment-22001 Ben Franklin, Kendal Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:11:51 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=3853#comment-22001 The NEA is a union. Unions will almost always take the easy way to making their members more valuable, which is to limit competition. Voucher programs increase competition, so its good for parents and students, but bad for teachers. The NEA is a union. Unions will almost always take the easy way to making their members more valuable, which is to limit competition. Voucher programs increase competition, so its good for parents and students, but bad for teachers.

]]> By: Lynn B. DeSpain http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/16/obama-should-look-to-sweden-for-education-not-banks/#comment-21972 Lynn B. DeSpain Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:12:24 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=3853#comment-21972 Mr. Obama is a man of one choice everything, his choice! Why haven't we ass American's ever looked at our education system as being a system of one choice, because basically we are a two party system and see everything as a choice for or against. Nothing is never multiple. We do not have open Banking systems, nor Stock Markets because we do not have Open Primaries and Elections. We have turned into a Nation of who can screw who the best for the most profit while going bankrupt and being bailed out by the taxoayers. So, we end up with politicians,educated in the arguement of Law, determining the Will and Need of the Country. We had our first clue while our children were being raised in the "New System" and in Sports, nobody won and nobody lost. If that were so, why did they keep score? Hozro Mr. Obama is a man of one choice everything, his choice! Why haven't we ass American's ever looked at our education system as being a system of one choice, because basically we are a two party system and see everything as a choice for or against. Nothing is never multiple.

We do not have open Banking systems, nor Stock Markets because we do not have Open Primaries and Elections.

We have turned into a Nation of who can screw who the best for the most profit while going bankrupt and being bailed out by the taxoayers.

So, we end up with politicians,educated in the arguement of Law, determining the Will and Need of the Country.

We had our first clue while our children were being raised in the "New System" and in Sports, nobody won and nobody lost. If that were so, why did they keep score?

Hozro

]]> By: Barb -mn http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/16/obama-should-look-to-sweden-for-education-not-banks/#comment-21928 Barb -mn Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:39:30 +0000 http://www.foundry.org/?p=3853#comment-21928 Obama won't have anything to do with what works! That defeats his purpose. He's focused and continues on indoctrinating children of America. More difficult with private education. Obama won't have anything to do with what works! That defeats his purpose. He's focused and continues on indoctrinating children of America. More difficult with private education.

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