tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226983.post1435751261373379574..comments2024-02-20T20:50:18.981+01:00Comments on sunburst, musings on the go: school demises and other collapsesZeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02046472160770720576noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226983.post-25009249194333736172009-03-09T18:32:00.000+01:002009-03-09T18:32:00.000+01:00Good essay Zee. And I agree with lots of it, altho...Good essay Zee. And I agree with lots of it, although here in BC, the government gives independent schools lots of money without a lot of controlling (50% of what a public school gets). So there is a balance sometimes. But yes, to keep those realms alive, we have to act on principle and on our own strengths.<BR/><BR/>My brother teaches in an interesting Waldorf School in South Africa (multi-racial, multi-social/economic levels and near a Camp Hill Village). http://www.dassenbergwaldorf.org.za/Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148485566444804108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226983.post-46290610406871012412009-03-04T06:58:00.000+01:002009-03-04T06:58:00.000+01:00Granny FiddlerThanks for your comment. It feels go...<B>Granny Fiddler</B><BR/>Thanks for your comment. It feels good when someone like you comes along.Zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046472160770720576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226983.post-68274209931876654242009-03-04T05:51:00.000+01:002009-03-04T05:51:00.000+01:00i think we've become so accustomed, as a society (...i think we've become so accustomed, as a society (and pretty much all of north america is included in this blatant generalization) to being affluent, and yet paying less than the real value of the things we buy, that we have no idea what the real value of them is. less affluent parts of the world 'subsidize' our lifestyle with cheap labor, because we won't pay the person who makes the goods at a rate equal to what we expect to be paid ourselves.... that would be ridiculously expensive! and the same applies to our schools. they've become Wal-Marts selling a cheap imitation of learning that won't stand up to any hard use. they're pumping out volumes of mass produced schlock that will be tossed out the first time it gives trouble. and they're populated by sheep. kids who actually think have a hard time in mainstream schools. but, like all Wal-Marts, they're giving people what they've been told they want.gfidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452490194253665370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226983.post-18839011495387137332009-03-02T05:58:00.000+01:002009-03-02T05:58:00.000+01:00Thanks Aggie for your response, it means something...Thanks Aggie for your response, it means something to me. After all it took me a while to write this thing up. And I know it is not at all perfect and only scratches the surface. But I had to say SOMETHING!!!Zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046472160770720576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14226983.post-61096391551817564542009-03-02T05:23:00.000+01:002009-03-02T05:23:00.000+01:00Governments really do need to re-think how they do...Governments really do need to re-think how they do things. Doing it the same old way just isn't going to work in future. And you are right, individuals will have to dig deep into their own strengths for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com