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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
It is not my ideology that governs my beliefs but my beliefs that govern my ideology.
Well I think it is a misconception that the WRA wants to change the education system into the American system. And it can be argued that it is the public system in the US that is disfuncational. Regardless, like I have said, I don't believe Alberta's system is the worst system out there. I am not sure why people keep saying that WRA wants private schools. Thats not it. basically it is the exact same as the public system, anyone is free to send their children to a charter school and would not be required to pay any money. It just allows for more competition. Now, I am not going to debate this any more because it is exactly the same arguement as health care. Should we have competition or not. That is basically what it boils down to.
As for your comment about preparing our teens for the real world, it doesn't. More and more graduates can barely read, they don't know how to write properly, they don't know the laws of the land, they don't know responsibility. I don't care what you say, they are not being prepared properly. And to be frank, a teacher wouldn't know. The people who would know would be employers, post secondary educators, police, judges, ect. These are the people that deal with the students once they graduate.
Anyhow, I have derailed this thread to much continue on....
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I'd like some proof to support your contentions regarding several of your posts:
1.) More and more graduates can barely read
2.) Parts of the Alberta curriculum are useless crap
3.) The education system is broken
If you can't provide quantitative evidence, you'll have to admit you're just towing the party line by repeating rhetoric.
Just so you know, a charter school is much like a private school except it gets 100% of funding from the Gov. and not 70% like true private schools in this province. Government funding of private and alternative schools is just a topical treatment that doesn't address real issues related to public education (There are many.)
Incidentally, I have no problem supporting private hospitals and clinics as well, as long as the government doesn't fund treatments there.
What's wrong with program choice within a school board, like the CBE currently has?
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And to be frank, a teacher wouldn't know. The people who would know would be employers, post secondary educators, police, judges, ect. These are the people that deal with the students once they graduate.
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So a teacher isn't qualified to assess students' preparedness? A cop is in a better position? You're joking, right? Maybe a cop doesn't get to see a representative sample?
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Anyhow, I have derailed this thread to much continue on....
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Don't weasel out of this. This is legitimate criticism of a screwed up policy plank put out by a fringe party. And you didn't derail the thread, I did.