In a message dated 98-02-24 06:02:49 EST, you write:
> The thread on employee ranking has led me to some thoughts about
> schooling. A fairly large debate exists whether schools should educate
> and take responsiblitiy for all children, or should they serve as a device
> to sort and select kids for society.
This debate is not new, in fact there have been several other hotly
debated "values" about primary education in America over the past two
centuries. For a fascinating discussion of this and related phenomenon,
see Frances FitzGerald's book America Revised.
--Lon Badgett lonbadgett@aol.com
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