[MD] Value and the Individual

[Krimel]

> [Krimel]
> I would hope that judges like school officials believe that making a
> contribution to social services and community minded groups will have a
> transformative effect on the consciousness of one who gives service. 
> What's funny about that?

[Platt]
Because it's a pipe dream.

[Krimel]
That's a pretty cynical take on programs that appear to have garnered lots
of support from widely divergent sectors of society. I won't waste time
asking why you think so; I will just accept that it lies concealed in your
individual interpretation of Lila somewhere.

> [Platt]
> To see the fallacy of the "lack of funding" cry, check the cost-per-pupil 
> in the Washington, D.C. school system and the results.
> 
> [Krimel]
> Certainly Washington, D.C. schools face challenges other districts do not.
> This hardly an indictment of the whole public school system.

[Platt]
Not an indictment, an indication that throwing money at the problem isn't
the solution.

[Krimel]
Well I don't know much about Washington, DC schools problems. Those are
local problems and as I said are irrelevant, unless you care to state how
withholding funds would improve the schools there.