tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post845642929728319150..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: I'm just sayin'.CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-45865017713153031302008-01-31T16:08:00.000-05:002008-01-31T16:08:00.000-05:00Well, I can fault Kate for many things, but certai...Well, I can fault Kate for many things, but certainly not for seizing on the obvious. While it may not have been a concern expressed overtly, it was definitely implicit in a proposition of this nature. You'd almost have to make a determined effort to avoid raising that particular aspect of the issue. Now, the <I>way</I> in which she does it and her intent in doing so... That's another matter.Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-72463714955637888612008-01-31T15:32:00.000-05:002008-01-31T15:32:00.000-05:00In any case, the racialist critique is going to be...In any case, the <I>racialist</I> critique is going to be counter-productive. So far, the issue hasn't been, at least overtly, systemic racism, but if KKKate has her way, it soon will be.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-19402403550108405942008-01-31T14:02:00.000-05:002008-01-31T14:02:00.000-05:00There's certainly something to be said for running...There's certainly something to be said for running it as an experiment provided all concerned are willing participants.Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-44869289592325957382008-01-31T13:13:00.000-05:002008-01-31T13:13:00.000-05:00I'm just not sure this is the right solution to wh...<I>I'm just not sure this is the right solution to what's ailing the education system, especially with respect to kids of certain ethnicities.</I><BR/><BR/>In this particular situation, in Toronto, beset by two decades of civic inertia, the underfunding of public institutions and burdened by really bad urban planning from the 60's in the newer areas, (high-rise low-income housing and malls as public places are the soul-destroying ghetto of tomorrow) it's worth a shot.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-73462988037956528132008-01-31T11:22:00.000-05:002008-01-31T11:22:00.000-05:00Ti-Guy — Granted. That's just my initial impressio...Ti-Guy — Granted. That's just my initial impression. I realize it's a complicated issue and "something" needs to be done. I'm just not sure this is the right solution to what's ailing the education system, especially with respect to kids of certain ethnicities. It strikes me as a bad precedent. CC has suggested that it's analogous to the Catholic system and while there are some points of comparison, there are also significant differences. This idea just seems fraught with potential problems to me.Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-66190301235790610132008-01-31T11:04:00.000-05:002008-01-31T11:04:00.000-05:00OT:"I'm not quitting. I believe in miracles."-- Mi...OT:<BR/><BR/>"I'm not quitting. I believe in miracles."<BR/><BR/>-- Mike Huckabee, quoted by the Orange County Register.The Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115651806512267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-88460681512284008322008-01-31T10:52:00.000-05:002008-01-31T10:52:00.000-05:00That's a little facile, Red. It's a complicated i...That's a little facile, Red. It's a complicated issue that addresses a lot things, one of which is the screaming from parents that <I>something</I> be done.<BR/><BR/>Frankly, I tend to view a lot of educational under-achievement as a reflection of what value we currently place on education, and the narrow, technocratic, marketable skills focus that's now entrenched even in the lower grades just doesn't work for all kinds of kids.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-60128685932138742992008-01-31T10:30:00.000-05:002008-01-31T10:30:00.000-05:00Seems like a step backwards to me.Seems like a step backwards to me.Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-2762673813188894012008-01-31T09:43:00.000-05:002008-01-31T09:43:00.000-05:00Hey, I'm a product of the "publicly-funded Catholi...Hey, I'm a product of the "publicly-funded Catholic school system". Hmmmm. Maybe that's not the best example. Carry on.LuLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412312541969320536noreply@blogger.com