Comments on: A Moratorium on Reason http://jordy.gundy.org/reason-is-dead/ Jordan Gunderson's take on Business, Tech, Education, Economics, and (sadly) Politics Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:09:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jordy http://jordy.gundy.org/reason-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-44252 Jordy Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:09:20 +0000 http://jordy.gundy.org/reason-is-dead/#comment-44252 Thanks for your comment, Alex. Out of curiosity, what would you have liked to see in the bill that you didn't? Thanks for your comment, Alex.

Out of curiosity, what would you have liked to see in the bill that you didn’t?

]]> By: Alex http://jordy.gundy.org/reason-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-44251 Alex Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:04:58 +0000 http://jordy.gundy.org/reason-is-dead/#comment-44251 I voted against vouchers. Not because I don't support privatization of education, but because I believe they can do (and _should_ do) much better than Referendum 1. A lot of the people I know who voted against the referendum did so for the same reason. We haven't taken leave of our senses, and I thought that the campaigning (for and against) was rather silly and relied more on FUD/counter-FUD than on actual reason and economics. With the intellectual capability present in our state, we can do better. I voted against vouchers. Not because I don’t support privatization of education, but because I believe they can do (and _should_ do) much better than Referendum 1. A lot of the people I know who voted against the referendum did so for the same reason. We haven’t taken leave of our senses, and I thought that the campaigning (for and against) was rather silly and relied more on FUD/counter-FUD than on actual reason and economics. With the intellectual capability present in our state, we can do better.

]]> By: Rand http://jordy.gundy.org/reason-is-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-44248 Rand Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:45:15 +0000 http://jordy.gundy.org/reason-is-dead/#comment-44248 I recently had an interesting discussion with a public school teacher. She was expressing her concern that teachers actually have little say in their union anymore as the NEA has essentially taken over. She also indicated he frustration to hear the UEA spokesperson being quoted for "what Utah teachers" think about things. She indicated that a large number of teachers disagree with the UEA on many issues. Of course, you never hear about that from the media. I felt bad as she explained the problems that she had in the Jordan school district getting her leaning disabled child help and the district simply refused to provide - despite laws to the contrary. As she explained how the system is set up to inhibit children's ability to access resource programs, it made me greatful that my children do not have those problems and that, if necessary, I can afford to find an alternative. If we required receipients on welfare or those receiving worker's compensation, etc., to shop at a government run store - most people would be outraged. Why are our children less imporant? I recently had an interesting discussion with a public school teacher. She was expressing her concern that teachers actually have little say in their union anymore as the NEA has essentially taken over. She also indicated he frustration to hear the UEA spokesperson being quoted for “what Utah teachers” think about things. She indicated that a large number of teachers disagree with the UEA on many issues. Of course, you never hear about that from the media.

I felt bad as she explained the problems that she had in the Jordan school district getting her leaning disabled child help and the district simply refused to provide – despite laws to the contrary. As she explained how the system is set up to inhibit children’s ability to access resource programs, it made me greatful that my children do not have those problems and that, if necessary, I can afford to find an alternative.

If we required receipients on welfare or those receiving worker’s compensation, etc., to shop at a government run store – most people would be outraged. Why are our children less imporant?

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