tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post5632743957756619023..comments2024-02-24T19:49:45.687-05:00Comments on Schools Matter: Should Diane Ravitch Be More Careful to Not Hurt Reformers' Feelings?James Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04462754705431590571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-88917932180691104042013-10-15T14:10:57.116-04:002013-10-15T14:10:57.116-04:00A little background should be helpful. Here is the...A little background should be helpful. Here is the plan on how to destroy public education:<br />___"We will use guerrilla tactics to undermine the legitimacy of the dominant regime. We will take advantage of every available opportunity to spread the idea that there is something fundamentally wrong with the existing state of affairs. For example, we could have every member of the movement put a bumper sticker on his car that says something to the effect of "Public Education is Rotten; Homeschool Your Kids." This will change nobody's mind immediately; no one will choose to stop sending his children to public schools immediately after seeing such a bumper sticker; but it will raise awareness and consciousness that there is a problem. Most of all, it will contribute to a vague sense of uneasiness and dissatisfaction with existing society. We need this if we hope to start picking people off and bringing them over to our side. We need to break down before we can build up. We must first clear away the flotsam of a decayed culture.<br /><br />No Child Left Behind was a masterful implementation of this plan. <br />1.__It "... raise(d) awareness and consciousness that there is a problem." <br />2.__It "... contribute(d) to a vague sense of uneasiness and dissatisfaction." <br />3.__NCLB has been "...picking people off and bringing them over to our (charter, private & homeschool) side." <br />4.__And the "... need to break down before we can build up." has been mostly accomplished. The public generally accepts the notion that public schools have failed. <br /><br />The Yurica Report __ http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/FreeCongressEssay.html __ obtained a copy of the original Eric Heubeck essay, "The Integration of Theory and Practice: A Program for the New Traditionalist Movement" that was published on the Free Congress Foundation's website in 2001. For an abbreviated version go to: Paul Weyrich's Teaching Manual __ http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/WeyrichManual.html __ Eric Heubeck is Weyrich's protégé. <br /><br />Paul Weyrich is the man who founded the Free Congress Foundation. Conservative leaders consider Weyrich to be the “most powerful man in American politics today.” There is no question of his immense influence in conservative circles. He is also considered the founder of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank made possible with funding from Joseph Coors and Richard Mellon-Scaife. Weyrich served as the Founding President from 1973-1974.Mary Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12407074429416182562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-8856286463093687152013-10-15T12:11:51.583-04:002013-10-15T12:11:51.583-04:00A commenter at Diane Ravitch's blog posted thi...A commenter at Diane Ravitch's blog posted this. I loved it.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lg51dzWHJE<br />John Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180984601956501963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14707730.post-34527518489032363542013-10-15T10:52:24.885-04:002013-10-15T10:52:24.885-04:00For years teachers has been "polite" and...For years teachers has been "polite" and demur when discussing the disaster of the current wave of accountability- based reform. This has gotten us nowhere but racing to the bottom. I think the stronger tone of Ravitch's latest book has captured the attention of more people, especially when combined with solid evidence. I think it matches the tone that has been directed at teachers as we are blamed for all the social ills of the country that obviously stem from our tenure-based laziness and union propagated greed. Alice Flarendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634192093535694594noreply@blogger.com