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From: bezold@fluke.UUCP (David Bezold)
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Subject: Re: school taxes
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Date: Fri, 30-Nov-84 13:34:08 EST
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Dave Long writes:
>    No!  Make teachers and administrators accountable to the STUDENTS, not
>to the parents or anyone else.  The students should decide how to run the
>schools, because they are obviously the ones who can best decide what the
>quality of education needed to run a democracy is, since they'll be running
>it.  Remember: "In a democracy, people get the government they deserve".

If we make teachers and administrators accountable to the STUDENTS, then
school will probably consist of playing games.  The system was meant to
transfer the knowledge and experience of civilization to those who do not
have that knowledge and experience.  Having the students decide how they
should be taught is a little like "the tail wagging the dog".

If we assume that students should decide how they should be educated since
they will be running the democracy someday, then why don't we have our
children teach us how to read, since they'll be doing the read someday!