tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post424462549296089946..comments2024-03-28T14:43:35.296-05:00Comments on Ministry and Music - Seeking the Old Paths: The government and educationR. L. Vaughnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10992710377193518029noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-44994076670631474972008-04-19T20:56:00.000-05:002008-04-19T20:56:00.000-05:00The government does seem to have a firm hold upon ...The government does seem to have a firm hold upon the education system, with no end in sight. There are some now who even advocate a national education standard. Can you imagine a few cronies at some think tank in Washington ultimately deciding what every child in America will be taught and ultimately molded by this? A sobering thought no doubt.<BR/><BR/>Then there is the concept of trying to fix a problem by just throwing money at it. This seems to be the mindset with all areas including education. But who is to say that your average classroom from 50 or 60 years ago, with only a chalkboard, paper and textbook, was not just as effective as any high-tech, multi-media classroom of today.<BR/><BR/>Ronald Reagan summed it up best when he said,"The best government is less government."<BR/><BR/>Neilclinch64https://www.blogger.com/profile/02450008261295839386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20166943.post-19263499510979867822008-04-18T19:51:00.000-05:002008-04-18T19:51:00.000-05:00IMO when most folks read history and think about t...IMO when most folks read history and think about the "school" system in pioneer days and on up to about 1950, they think of a system of poor transportation and communication, when compared with todays super fast transportation and instant communications. With remoteness being the norm for most Americans in the early days, they had no choice except to run the system of local schools in a manner that was hardly ever challenged by state and federal governments. Locals controlled their own and in most cases the local school reflected the local culture. This is the "picture" most unconsciously see in their mind's eye when thinking of "local" school systems. But we can never go back. The state and federal governments have intrenched, with unbreakable strings attached to each penny that is furnished by them. Our only hope, concerning the "local" school system, is to be good parents in teaching our children and grandchildren correctness, even when it conflicts with that taught in public schools (and be bold in doing so)...<BR/>Hoyt D. F. Sparks, SLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com