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Default Higher education as a pyramid scheme.

On May 25, 7:31*pm, ScottW wrote:
On May 25, 12:59*pm, Jenn wrote:





In article
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*"Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!" wrote:


On May 25, 1:35*pm, Jenn wrote:


*ScottW wrote:
On May 25, 10:56*am, Jenn wrote:


*In either case, what is your
evidence that CA teachers are "among the lowest performers in the
nation"?


*In price, Ca. teachers are number 1. *Are they number 1 in
performance? *No.


Again, what is your evidence for this IRT performance?


Here's one.


http://www.morganquitno.com/edrank.htm


Ca. a wonderful 46th.


Did you see their criteria?


http://www.morganquitno.com/edfact06.htm#FACTORS


Note how much of that is outside the teachers' influence.


I've tried using debating trade tactics such as the use of logic or
actually parsing his 'data' with 2pid before. They never work. For
example, I showed 2pid that, according to the data he provided, oil
drilling in the ANWR would result in a potential drop in oil prices of
about twenty cents per barrel (in 10 years). This was as a counter to
his argument that new dicoveries or supplies can have huge impacts on
futures prices, even though the discovery of billions of barrels in
the Williston Basin recently have had no such effect. But I am quite
sure that in 2pid's 'mind' my posts have no 'content'. He has also
stated that (despite your recent compliment) they are not well-written
either.


I do not have time or the patience right now to delve into 2pid's
claim that "education is chock-full of waste"


I'd be interested in knowing what specific things Scott believes are
waste in schools.


*Last time I was in San Marcos unified district office it was
2 complete floors in the San Marcos city hall complex that was
only about 25% occuppied.

But this is a great example.http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...4,1,7957405.co...


Sorry, 2pid. This is from the LA Times.

You've convinced me what a POS liburral organ this is, so any news
from it is suspect unless confirmed by LGF.