tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32293652.post115609930715026253..comments2023-10-26T08:59:22.702-05:00Comments on Historical Implications: The Decline of the WestDr.Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01587898577433549587noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32293652.post-1156187255033725172006-08-21T14:07:00.000-05:002006-08-21T14:07:00.000-05:00I've heard that Aristotle used to complain that Al...I've heard that Aristotle used to complain that Alexander wouldn't do his readings...Dr.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587898577433549587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32293652.post-1156133573929725332006-08-20T23:12:00.000-05:002006-08-20T23:12:00.000-05:00Past time. My ideas for change are not terribly or...Past time. My ideas for change are not terribly original. I have two basic thoughts - 1) Pay teachers more to attract the best and brightest. 2) Dismantle all education colleges. All teachers should get substantive degrees and learn the art of teaching through apprenticeships - maybe a class in adolescent psych or something – but the current system of that emphasizes process more than content and analysis is, I believe, a failure.Dr.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01587898577433549587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32293652.post-1156109399257292512006-08-20T16:29:00.000-05:002006-08-20T16:29:00.000-05:00If anyone has a clue as to what to do about functi...If anyone has a clue as to what to do about functional illiteracy – please let the rest of us know.<BR/>While the younger generations are prized by corporate America – we, who have a command of language, are considered old-fashioned and virtually useless.<BR/>As a former professor of business administration, I know that this problem of functional illiteracy has been in the making at least a quarter of a century. When will it end? Ignorance will end only when employers learn that you are what you think – and, we only think with the tools of language.<BR/>Most of our educational systems are broken and it should be clear that more money is not the way to fix the problems.<BR/>Perhaps it is time to re-educate the teachers, the politicians and the voting public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com