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Sat Feb 18, 2012, 07:40 PM

17. I agree

The public school system was great for producing educated worker for an industrial society. It worked well, but is becoming obsolete. Children today enrolling in school will eventually be looking for work in jobs, and fields that haven't even been conceived of yet. And the type of rote memorization and long hours, common and praised, in Asian schools is becoming obsolete too. Its going to take a lot of far-sighted determination, money, risk and imagination to re-create schools for the 21st century.

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87 replies	Author	Time	Post
Santorum bashes public schools, says they're stuck in factory era [View all]	muriel_volestrangler	Feb 2012	OP
He digs a bigger hole with every nutjob comment	Faygo Kid	Feb 2012	#1
Indeed! Even Republicans may turn	asjr	Feb 2012	#5
Don't underestimate the level of crazy in the backwash	nxylas	Feb 2012	#10
I don't think he's mentally deranged...	RoccoR5955	Feb 2012	#22
Please, not before he lands some more body blows	Surya Gayatri	Feb 2012	#7
Another reason why women have to stay home	nobodyspecial	Feb 2012	#2
Well, obviously, Ricky is a pre-revolutionary	Surya Gayatri	Feb 2012	#8
No he's not...	RoccoR5955	Feb 2012	#23
These four things fit together perfectly:	XemaSab	Feb 2012	#67
You've described the circular logic perfectly...	Volaris	Feb 2012	#80
Whereas HE is stuck in the Middle Ages.	LiberalEsto	Feb 2012	#3
I think Sanscrotum would love...	47of74	Feb 2012	#6
Rick Sanitarium belongs in a padded cell.	DinahMoeHum	Feb 2012	#4
Guess who is stuck in "Little House on the Prairie?"	Downwinder	Feb 2012	#9
Well, it's not Santorum	jmowreader	Feb 2012	#40
Yes,	chervilant	Feb 2012	#61
In reality it didn't matter anyway...	jmowreader	Feb 2012	#78
hmm...	chervilant	Feb 2012	#82
You know, I think this is an interesting perspective...	RevStPatrick	Feb 2012	#11
He is right about one thing...they ARE a product of the Industrial Revolution.	cleanhippie	Feb 2012	#12
That's what I'm talkin' about...	RevStPatrick	Feb 2012	#13
I agree with that.	cleanhippie	Feb 2012	#14
Indeed!	chervilant	Feb 2012	#63
What was the class size in the little red schoolhouse?	Downwinder	Feb 2012	#16
I agree	Joe Shlabotnik	Feb 2012	#17
That's because schools only teach for a test, they should	RoccoR5955	Feb 2012	#24
And how would a non-public school system help everyone get started?	muriel_volestrangler	Feb 2012	#26
don't misunderstand me,	Joe Shlabotnik	Feb 2012	#28
Aren't stereotypes fun....when they benefit your views?	joeglow3	Feb 2012	#31
There are many fine Catholic schools. I am not overly concerned about their educational standards.	olegramps	Feb 2012	#58
How come business has no part in this if they want the "workers of tomorrow"?	xtraxritical	Feb 2012	#35
excellent point	Joe Shlabotnik	Feb 2012	#37
oh please, as soon as a Republican starts talking about American History	Enrique	Feb 2012	#56
Not that it happens often, buy a republican CAN be correct.	cleanhippie	Feb 2012	#57
Uh huh. But religious homeschooling, that's not "anachronistic."	DirkGently	Feb 2012	#15
Hiring private tutors =/= homeschooling.	wickerwoman	Feb 2012	#18
hmm...	chervilant	Feb 2012	#65
Yet when the man on the street is tested on his Math and Science level, the US beats almost all	happyslug	Feb 2012	#84
Okay...	chervilant	Feb 2012	#85
One of the reports I read on Schools was to ask if the school had a PTA or a PTO	happyslug	Feb 2012	#87
Also,	chervilant	Feb 2012	#86
Oddly enough, those "factory era" schools are the types that the conservatives	zbdent	Feb 2012	#19
Many years ago,	Brigid	Feb 2012	#20
Rick says: 'I am an idiot, vote for me and I will home school my children'	Angry Dragon	Feb 2012	#21
The current education system	usrname	Feb 2012	#25
Didn't he mean -	IDemo	Feb 2012	#27
What he means is that public schools employ UNION workers as teachers	OmahaBlueDog	Feb 2012	#29
Spam deleted by cyberswede (MIR Team)	safghjtykt	Feb 2012	#30
I'm confused....	unkachuck	Feb 2012	#32
What the big deal, Dems do it all the time	Nexus7	Feb 2012	#33
Just how are the unions to blame??	Sadie5	Feb 2012	#39
Pl don't transfer the blame	Nexus7	Feb 2012	#43
You are completely mistaken about Chicago	proud2BlibKansan	Feb 2012	#48
Thanks. It is refreshing to hear from someone who actually knows what is happening.	olegramps	Feb 2012	#59
You're ignoring the main point I made about the union	Nexus7	Feb 2012	#72
I have no problem with that	proud2BlibKansan	Feb 2012	#76
For 12 years,...	MarianJack	Feb 2012	#34
the founding fathers of this country believed in public education	madrchsod	Feb 2012	#36
LOL	Skittles	Feb 2012	#38
Keep talking, Ricky boy,	Lex	Feb 2012	#41
Projection - that's what republicans want, and are doing. Our best are a century beyond that.	saras	Feb 2012	#42
Go Little Ricky. Be the nominee. Obama/Democrat Landslide.	onehandle	Feb 2012	#44
IMO education required for the 21st century, heavy in math and the traditional sciences,	RKP5637	Feb 2012	#45
So How Does Bashing Factory Workers	DallasNE	Feb 2012	#46
Privatizing public schools and prisons	ProfessionalLeftist	Feb 2012	#47
Time to move into the Sweatshop Era. nt	eppur_se_muova	Feb 2012	#49
The Ayatollah Santorum, Holy Leader of the American Right, has spoken.	pangaia	Feb 2012	#50
Truthfully, I don't see any need for Arne Duncan to step down.....	Smarmie Doofus	Feb 2012	#51
Ding ding ding! Most useful post in thread	saras	Feb 2012	#54
Yeah, he's such a great example of a well rounded education	lunatica	Feb 2012	#52
little neighbor hood schools were due to lack of people and transportation	Progressive dog	Feb 2012	#53
i.e. all those teachers get paid too much	Enrique	Feb 2012	#55
Fuck you, Frothy.	Zoeisright	Feb 2012	#60
Wow...	chervilant	Feb 2012	#62
Romanticizing the 19th century as usual	treestar	Feb 2012	#64
''and like factories, schools have no place in America--they belong in China!''	yurbud	Feb 2012	#66
rick and arne agree.	Jakes Progress	Feb 2012	#68
Better than being stuck in the dark ages. "Pies lesu Domine. Dona eis requiem"	HopeHoops	Feb 2012	#69
the Surge-on General recommends ....	marasinghe	Feb 2012	#83
He attacks "minority" education	tooeyeten	Feb 2012	#70
hey Rick, get a clue --- the federal gov. does not run schools	wordpix	Feb 2012	#71
Most presidents homeschooled their children in the White House?	SheilaT	Feb 2012	#73
home schooling cannot work	Kber	Feb 2012	#74
Is he running, or just proselytizing?	piltdownman	Feb 2012	#75
If this guy gets the nomination the R brand will be poison for a generation. Nobody who isn't white	Monk06	Feb 2012	#77
I thought no teabagger could ever be crazier than Bachmann but..	workinclasszero	Feb 2012	#79
Well! Thank God we're no longer in the modern industrial era!	burning rain	Feb 2012	#81

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