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Lars77

(3,032 posts) Fri Aug 31, 2012, 03:28 PM Aug 2012

Investors Seek To Profit From Privatizing Public Schools

Activists at "People's Education Convention" demand an end to excessive testing.

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Investors Seek To Profit From Privatizing Public Schools (Original Post) Lars77 Aug 2012 OP

already posted today antigop Aug 2012 #1

Whoops Lars77 Aug 2012 #2

Teaching is being automated -- made into an automated nanny job. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #3

Do they have to make a profit off every freaking thing? Heather MC Aug 2012 #4

antigop

(12,778 posts)

1. already posted today

Reply to Lars77 (Original post)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 03:39 PM

Aug 2012

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101753346

Lars77

(3,032 posts)

2. Whoops

Reply to antigop (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 03:39 PM

Aug 2012

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

3. Teaching is being automated -- made into an automated nanny job.

Reply to Lars77 (Original post)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 05:33 PM

Aug 2012

That is what the fixation on test scores is about.

That is why people like Bill Gates are so involved. It's about turning kids into little machines who pass tests. They are ruining education; deleting the creative function in children.

Heather MC

(8,084 posts)

4. Do they have to make a profit off every freaking thing?

Reply to Lars77 (Original post)

Fri Aug 31, 2012, 06:46 PM

Aug 2012

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