tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577327422083874466.post5624422744861310113..comments2021-06-02T07:35:33.477-04:00Comments on Blueprints for Change: The importance of missing the markRev. Criss Ittermann, Life Facilitatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12365856266726316770noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577327422083874466.post-13879413919506447082011-03-30T11:31:23.488-04:002011-03-30T11:31:23.488-04:00I agree that home is sacrosanct. Absolutely! How...I agree that home is sacrosanct. Absolutely! However, I still think that, as citizens, it's important to help people who don't have choices to continue to access a reasonable public education system. I'm staying abreast of the news because I still care about the future of the country and the planet. And because sometimes there are stories about practices or ideas I can incorporate into my children's education (with or without homeschooling).Rev. Criss Ittermann, Life Facilitatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365856266726316770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6577327422083874466.post-63871037998396421542011-03-27T22:46:37.780-04:002011-03-27T22:46:37.780-04:00Good thoughts. Your point that "Students are ...Good thoughts. Your point that "Students are unpaid workers in the business of producing test scores" is one that most people arguing for merit pay today don't see. It's as if it's a known absolute truth that teachers are totally at fault for all the system's ills, and the only proposed solutions must deal with them, not the students.<br />To be fair, that's because our political reality won't allow us to address the student end of the equation. Home is sacrosanct; the state must keep hands off, and that goes for politicians reaching for any solutions.<br />-- Scott HunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com