tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post9159612065636307776..comments2009-05-05T10:20:45.966-05:00Corey Bunje Bowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764159604965707919noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-15193901651050073172009-05-05T10:20:00.000-05:002009-05-05T10:20:00.000-05:00Educating oneself requires hope. Hope requires a decent life, at least the hope of one. We need to give people a reason to want to be educated. We can't educate them against their will!tfthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04089587797789660734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-52167910395554735562009-05-05T00:31:00.000-05:002009-05-05T00:31:00.000-05:00Claus: yes<br /><br />TFT: I don't think it's that clear cut. It's not impossible to educate somebody coming from a bad situation -- it's just, on average, more difficult.<br /><br />Besides, one can make the argument that creating a better educated populace will, in the long run, create better communities.Corey Bunje Bowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764159604965707919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-74935458749542302742009-05-04T14:20:00.000-05:002009-05-04T14:20:00.000-05:00School reform requires social reform. One necessarily precedes the other. Otherwise we are throwing good at bad, no?tfthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04089587797789660734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-84008423130018945782009-05-04T05:22:00.000-05:002009-05-04T05:22:00.000-05:00Could social reform naturally lead to school reform? Empowered communities can strengthen their schools.<br /><br />Also, it seems reasonable to pursue social and school reform simultaneously.Claus von Zastrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14404419671419647588noreply@blogger.com