[lbo-talk] Liberal Intellectuals and the Coordinator Class

Robert Wrubel bobwrubel at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 11 17:01:33 PDT 2007


Jordan: you must live in a state like Minnesota. Here in California public education is only adequate in wealthy school districts.

--- Jordan Hayes <jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com> wrote:


> > Education is an opportunity that is
> > there, but not mandatory. It is also a process
> > a person can dip into and out of over the course
> > of her life.
> >
> > I think the communication part is important since
> > it is a way to keep people involved and
> knowledgeable
> > about their society even if they do not work.
>
> I think the US isn't that far off from "pretty good"
> in these two
> (which is why I didn't put them on my list -- we're
> not talking about
> Utopia here). Public schools through high school
> (yes, they can be
> bad, but the structure is in place) and Community
> Colleges (also could
> be better; what can't?); and there are things like
> 'lifeline' telephone
> services. If you're talking about computers, sure
> put it on the list:
>
> Since this is my idea (hah) I'll just remind you:
> it's not a question
> of how to fix everything all at once, it's a
> question of how to provide
> *something* for *everyone* without tearing down the
> possibility of
> *someones* getting *everything* :-)
>
> /jordan
>
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