[MD] What "moral revolution" is called for by the MOQ?

[Khaled Alkotob]

> [Arlo]
> The trouble in "public education" is not in the "public". It is 
> rooted in the value of "why educate?" What are our goals, purposes, 
>  strategies? What's important? What isn't? Do we cut arts programs in 
> favor of sports? In favor of business courses? Is "literacy" 
> important? "Cultural literacy"? Why? For what ends? What is the role 
> of factual knowledge versus critical thinking? How do we assess? 
> What do we assess? Are our assessments really giving us skills or 
> test-taking ability? Why should students "want" to learn? How do we 
> foster that "want"?
> 
> These are the questions that point to where education has faltered. 
> 
> It is not because it is "public", but because of the answers we have 
> 
> given to the above questions.
> 
> Maybe its time to rethink the Bafuesserkirche thread and get back to 
> 
> Dewey and Pirsig on that topic.

Arlo
You mean you want to have the students understand why if they only make
the minimum payment on that credit card it will take them 263 months and
$4,115 in interest to repay a $3000 loan at 18% interest rate.
At 25% interest rate it will take 570 months and the interest is $13,467
Then the teacher might get sued for slander by the credit card companies
for making them look bad.

k