Comments on: American schools avoid responsibility at levels both large and small http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/30/american-schools-avoid-responsibility-at-levels-both-large-and-small/ She escaped from the belly of the liberal beast Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:02:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mike Devx http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/30/american-schools-avoid-responsibility-at-levels-both-large-and-small/#comment-16157 Mike Devx Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:37:42 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=2039#comment-16157 "the document boldly announced a vision for the school’s future, but did not give anyone clear responsibility for implementing that vision, nor did it use intelligible terms explaining what the responsibility party should actually do. Rather than advocating responsibility" Ah, yes, the "Vision Statement". The favorite tool of Soviet Management. "Strive For a More Productive Collective!" Sloganeering has always been quite easy for the left. Actually producing results, not at all that easy. Producing results is far less important than producing a great slogan. Book stated that they were more interested in producing a vision statement rather than advocating responsibility for achieving that statement. We must form a committee to chide Book for this statement. She has failed to remember that "advocating personal responsibility" is pure evil. It takes a village to raise a child, remember. Any single person attempting to seize responsibility is actually being a willful egoist, expressing selfish tendencies, and causing harm to the social collective. "Personal responsibility" is garlic to the leftist vampire. “the document boldly announced a vision for the school’s future, but did not give anyone clear responsibility for implementing that vision, nor did it use intelligible terms explaining what the responsibility party should actually do. Rather than advocating responsibility”

Ah, yes, the “Vision Statement”. The favorite tool of Soviet Management. “Strive For a More Productive Collective!”

Sloganeering has always been quite easy for the left. Actually producing results, not at all that easy. Producing results is far less important than producing a great slogan.

Book stated that they were more interested in producing a vision statement rather than advocating responsibility for achieving that statement.

We must form a committee to chide Book for this statement. She has failed to remember that “advocating personal responsibility” is pure evil. It takes a village to raise a child, remember. Any single person attempting to seize responsibility is actually being a willful egoist, expressing selfish tendencies, and causing harm to the social collective. “Personal responsibility” is garlic to the leftist vampire.

]]> By: Al http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/30/american-schools-avoid-responsibility-at-levels-both-large-and-small/#comment-16158 Al Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:40:11 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=2039#comment-16158 BW, You've identified my underlying unease with Zero Tolerance policies. Such policies eliminate the school's or any other organization's, responsibility to deal with a given issue. It reduces legal exposure. Al BW,
You’ve identified my underlying unease with Zero Tolerance policies. Such policies eliminate the school’s or any other organization’s, responsibility to deal with a given issue. It reduces legal exposure.
Al

]]> By: The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/30/american-schools-avoid-responsibility-at-levels-both-large-and-small/#comment-16160 The Glittering Eye » Blog Archive » Eye on the Watcher’s Council Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:12:41 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=2039#comment-16160 [...] Bookworm Room, “American Schools Avoid Responsibility At Levels Both Large and Small” [...] [...] Bookworm Room, “American Schools Avoid Responsibility At Levels Both Large and Small” [...]

]]> By: expat http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/30/american-schools-avoid-responsibility-at-levels-both-large-and-small/#comment-16159 expat Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:42:30 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=2039#comment-16159 Bookworm, You may want to check out Sigmund, Carl, and Alfred's podcast tonight on education. It was prompted by the news from the University of Delaware's reeducation program, but it probably won't stop there. See also Fausta's Blog. Bookworm,

You may want to check out Sigmund, Carl, and Alfred’s podcast tonight on education. It was prompted by the news from the University of Delaware’s reeducation program, but it probably won’t stop there. See also Fausta’s Blog.

]]> By: Scott in SF http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/30/american-schools-avoid-responsibility-at-levels-both-large-and-small/#comment-16169 Scott in SF Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:50:48 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=2039#comment-16169 Zero Tolerance policies happen when something is out of control to the extent that flexibility isn't an option anymore. Like when you have many kids bringing guns to school, as was the case in San Francisco at one time. Urban public middle schools tend to be saddled with the impossible task of managing regular violence, while simultaneously imposing strict codes of conduct and inspiring independent thinking. If a group of kids develop the habit of waiting in the bathrooms to beat people up, as was common when I was in middle school, the school has really failed. Zero tolerance or just 1% tolerance, it's probably a lost cause. The problems just seem to big to for consensus solutions or broad reforms. Yet we trudge on, fearing school house Armageddon and waiting for a messiah (or at least a good teacher). Zero Tolerance policies happen when something is out of control to the extent that flexibility isn’t an option anymore. Like when you have many kids bringing guns to school, as was the case in San Francisco at one time.

Urban public middle schools tend to be saddled with the impossible task of managing regular violence, while simultaneously imposing strict codes of conduct and inspiring independent thinking.

If a group of kids develop the habit of waiting in the bathrooms to beat people up, as was common when I was in middle school, the school has really failed. Zero tolerance or just 1% tolerance, it’s probably a lost cause.

The problems just seem to big to for consensus solutions or broad reforms.

Yet we trudge on, fearing school house Armageddon and waiting for a messiah (or at least a good teacher).

]]> By: ymarsakar http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/30/american-schools-avoid-responsibility-at-levels-both-large-and-small/#comment-16168 ymarsakar Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:40:02 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=2039#comment-16168 Hopefully, g can bring back pastor ray amongst the circular slot of various personalities he has access to. Hopefully, g can bring back pastor ray amongst the circular slot of various personalities he has access to.

]]> By: greg http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/30/american-schools-avoid-responsibility-at-levels-both-large-and-small/#comment-16163 greg Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:42:23 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=2039#comment-16163 Hopefully, it was the Holy KJV Bible you learnt them with and not the liberal NIV. Hopefully, it was the Holy KJV Bible you learnt them with and not the liberal NIV.

]]> By: Harry http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/30/american-schools-avoid-responsibility-at-levels-both-large-and-small/#comment-16165 Harry Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:11:25 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=2039#comment-16165 My kids don't go to school. I taught them the read the Bible, and that's all the learning they need to know. My kids don’t go to school. I taught them the read the Bible, and that’s all the learning they need to know.

]]> By: Sally http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/30/american-schools-avoid-responsibility-at-levels-both-large-and-small/#comment-16167 Sally Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:34:59 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=2039#comment-16167 Responsibilty, to a teacher means, "I'm sorry that Johnny is having troubles in school, maybe he is ADD and maybe he needs medication." or "What kind of problems are you having at home?" Responsibilty, to a teacher means, “I’m sorry that Johnny is having troubles in school, maybe he is ADD and maybe he needs medication.” or “What kind of problems are you having at home?”

]]> By: Marguerite http://www.bookwormroom.com/2007/10/30/american-schools-avoid-responsibility-at-levels-both-large-and-small/#comment-16166 Marguerite Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:23:29 +0000 http://proto2.webloggin.com/?p=2039#comment-16166 Isn't that why teacher's don't like NCLB? It holds them accountable for student progress. All they can say is give us more $$$. You can't bail out an incompetent public education system with $$$$. If you could, Washington D.C. would be the poster-child for excellence in education. Isn’t that why teacher’s don’t like NCLB? It holds them accountable for student progress. All they can say is give us more $$$. You can’t bail out an incompetent public education system with $$$$. If you could, Washington D.C. would be the poster-child for excellence in education.

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