Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Here in Wisconsin

Scott Walker has a Six Step plan to end world hunger, man's inhumanity to man, create 250,000 jobs by 2015, which further shows his lack of imagination as well limited sense of historical perspective.  That is all bad enough, and you should read the whole thing it'll take five minutes of your time, but his scheme for education is particularly crazy. He thinks that
[a]ny successful economic development strategy will require a strong integration of the private sector and our educational institutions. Despite the national recession, job creators still report difficulty finding enough highly qualified workers in all industries. This is why we must ensure that investments in our schools align with our job creation goals. Course offerings at our universities and technical colleges should be aligned with industry clusters and credits between schools must be easily transferable. Curriculum must have a better balance of employment-based learning and liberal arts so our graduates are “job-ready.” Internships and apprenticeships should be expanded for both college and high school students.
Or, in a simplified version, More Workers, Fewer Thinkers.  If Walker and his cronies want to turn the one of the world's best educational systems into factories turning out "highly qualified workers" instead of citizens capable of figuring out which policies they want because they have learned to think critically, aka liberal arts education, then let the corporations pay for it.  

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