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Backlash for Gates Foundation's Education Plans

posted by mattie_p on Tuesday February 18 2014, @05:27PM   Printer-friendly
from the corporate-sponsorship dept.
jcd writes:

"The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the primary backer for the inBloom educational grading and service (which also acts as a platform for third-party applications), is catching flak for its role in encouraging the outsourcing of US Education. The article (cited by RMS today) argues that though the Common Core is a scary new concept that takes power away from state and local school governance, the real danger is allowing corporate enterprises to have so much control over our classrooms. The Washington Post also reports a case where Pearson included corporate logos and promotional materials inside its test booklets."

 
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  • (Score: 1) by dmc on Wednesday February 19 2014, @02:10AM

    by dmc (188) on Wednesday February 19 2014, @02:10AM (#2177)

    "
    Damn the excuse "I don't have time" because if you truly didn't have time you shouldn't have had a child to feed, and thus you failed in practicing logical birth control, plus likely you didn't think in the first place.
    "

    While I agree with the idealistic animosity of much/all of your comment, I'll criticize. Short of some fascist/tyrannical dream including total state control of reproduction, your sentiment will never get anybody anywhere. People failing logical birth control is how humanity progresses through time. It'd be wonderful if it wasn't the case. It is worthwhile to calmly do your best to nudge things toward it not being the case. But it's the case. I suggest that if you really want to see the world become a better place, you come to terms with it, instead of just damning it for all the good that will do anyone. While I certainly don't have the answers, I'm quite certain your attitude of damnation isn't going to get anything improved either.