Steve,

I have not yet looked at the chapter from your book. Thanks for
linking it. I will have a look. I completely agree with your
point that what's going on in schooling is a symptom of a loss of
values. I would respectfully take issue with your suggestion
that going to church somehow indicates that a family has
worthwhile values. A person's attendance at church does not give
any reliable information about whether or not they give any
serious consideration to ethics or values.

On 11/05/09, Steve wrote:
> On 11/03/09, teacher wrote:
>> Not education, but school. Those are two totally different
>> things.
>
> My feeling has always been that schools and education in
> general are fine. They are probably better than they have ever
> been. Reinventing schools is not what we need. Even if we do
> this, the real problem still exists. The real problem is the
> breakdown of values in our society. Problems in education are
> only a symptom of the true problem. Show me a family, rich or
> poor, that loves their kids and meets their basic needs and
> I'll show you a student who thrives in education. Show me a
> family that sets limits, promotes respect for others and
> attends a church and I'll point out the fact that their kids
> are the best students in the school.
>
> I would love to know what anyone thinks of the 2nd chapter of
> my book which reaches deep into this problem. The complete
> chapter is linked below.
>
> Steve
>
>
> Steve

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