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Technology has always found its greatest consumer in a nation's war and defense efforts. Since the last attempts at a "Star Wars" defense system, has technology changed considerably enough to make the latest Missile Defense initiatives more successful? Can such an application of science be successful? Is a militarized space inevitable, necessary or impossible?

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lchic - 01:55am Jun 27, 2003 EST (# 12709 of 12718)
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I think Shol's family were reconciled to Him way back ... that he's sleeping on Gistermes posts suggests they have a 'Spring Interior'.. (What will spring out of them?) ... and here a top CEO would bring out that box of management tools and drill deep for ... 'black oil' and riches.

Not sure why you guys are having a problem re your Education Systems | Staffing | Students .... who's the National CEO of Education ... perhaps the 'rot' starts at the top.

Maybe one has to spell out the 'ideal' of last year(s) in school and for those of varied potentials.

Maybe there have to be future pathways that enable the young to travel along this or that route to a perceived potential workplace future.

Maybe the efficiencies deemed by Global CEO's are such that many of the steps and stages of process will be eliminated or happen in 'elsewhere land'. Then imaginations will be required to work on new futures.

Raises the point - is there such a thing as teaching? Or, is there only 'learning'?

If there's no such thing as 'teaching' then the argument re good and bad teachers is ended.

If learning is the important aspect -- then -- how can knowledge be presented and assimilated then tested in such a way to ensure staged progress.

Raises the point which knowledge should be learnt. Is it knowledge of ways of 'thinking' that are most important?

Raises the point - should knowledge be uniform across the nation or globe - and should it be balanced re both Arts and Sciences.

Is the male-female brain such that the males are more at one with the mechanical and the females the arts .... taking this into account how can the females be enticed to bolster their science side and males the communicational aspects.

A futher point to think seriously about is the denial of fathers to a large percentage of (lower income) children. Why are there so many guys in jail when they should be helping kids with their education/homework?

A factor to remember is that the genius level kids - some say 2% - may be the ones statistically who can lever change. Changes that may advantage an entire economy. Running along the invention innovation ---- process --- marketing continuum. If the brightest of bright are the key to a great future --- how do they interact with 'the system' ... whatever that is.

A further point is culture.

When folks look at a system - how much is edcuation and how much is culture. Are the knowledge stakes falling over -- or -- is the problem with aspects of redundant culture?

lchic - 06:04am Jun 27, 2003 EST (# 12710 of 12718)
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/cartoons/stevebell/0,7371,986156,00.html

fredmoore - 06:51am Jun 27, 2003 EST (# 12711 of 12718)

Gisterme ...

The name is Fred, not Frank .... Hank!

Sure I exaggerate a little but you definitely are in wonderland, Alice. Also the corporation pressure against teachers via media particularly, is just one pressure. All the other pressure fronts working against teachers that I mentioned are also valid. Perspective eh?

Get out a copy of 'Distinguised Gentleman' you'll enjoy it while seeing a little of my point of view.

Lchic ...

Have you had a Jacks80 (raises the point folks) brain transplant?

Mind you it all makes sense to me.

Power on ! All the Best!

lchic - 07:46am Jun 27, 2003 EST (# 12712 of 12718)
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Frederick not Frankenstine ... otherwise you're doing fine :)

lchic - 07:49am Jun 27, 2003 EST (# 12713 of 12718)
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GU Talk | Edu France - ban veils |

http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?50@@.4a915503/1

gisterme - 07:54am Jun 27, 2003 EST (# 12714 of 12718)

Oops. Sorry about that, Fred.

--Hank

lchic - 08:10am Jun 27, 2003 EST (# 12715 of 12718)
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The newshour ran a discussion on the management of NY schools 2 days ago.

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