Friday, May 14, 2004
FINALLY SOMETHING ELSE INTERESTING
Whew...is it over yet? The prison abuse "scandal"...is the coast clear? Probably not, but I'm going to do my best to try to avoid the whole topic that has so far taken up all three hours of the show in recent days.
A curious story caught my eye today, an incentive program being launched at a school. Instantly, I thought of the education establishment searching through their files of past attempts and envisioned them screaming about the unfairness of it all...you know, the people who don't want to see someone else do better than them? Yes, those "hate the rich, punish the successful" diversity and cultural inclusion types. I've always believed that opposition to incentive programs come mainly from lazy, good-for-nothing union types. These are people who continue to believe they are owed something simply for having a piece of paper that says they're smart, or they've been doing the same thing for a long time, or just because they want to be left alone and collect their checks at the end of the week. It sounds almost libertarian when you think about it...but it's quite the opposite.
Well, I didn't have to read that far to come to the chief of the complaint department. The story is about rewarding students for getting things accomplished...100-dollars for a diploma, and further incentives for members of the staff.
"...Charleston County School Board Chairwoman Nancy Cook...said she wasn't sure what to think. 'OK, that's nice,' she said, 'but I don't know'..."
What she's afraid of actually saying here is what she is thinking...some children will be left out and feel bad because they didn't WIN. I guarantee it. She won't say it out loud because most of you folks would have an obvious disagreement with her and she's a politician at heart. Here's more...
"...Parent Kathleen Evans said it is wrong to pay people to go to high school. 'I don't think it's a good idea to pay people to do what they're supposed to do,' she said. 'It sets a real bad precedent that, whatever I do in life, when I do what I'm supposed to do, I am owed something.'..."
It's just the opposite, dearie. Where does she get her check from? Probably from something that pays her just for being there. I suspect it's something called "a husband" but that would be mean of me to mention it. I get mine for holding a job and performing according to my expectations. I get MORE if I do better than expected. Under the current system, students get something just for showing up...but because they get such an awful version of what they're supposed to...they don't see any value in it.
I am not in favor of paying students for simply getting a diploma...but why not make the incentive more "market based" (boy, that scares the liberals, doesn't it?) by rewarding BETTER than expected performance...like say, a 3.0 grade average or better?
Come to think of it...that would enrage the libs even more, wouldn't it? Acknowledging that there are those that may be better than others is a no-no among today's PC Police...
On the other hand...after reading the story, the money they would pay out to students comes from overspending by the state...which means maybe the checks should be written out to taxpayers...oh, well...it's only your money.
Whew...is it over yet? The prison abuse "scandal"...is the coast clear? Probably not, but I'm going to do my best to try to avoid the whole topic that has so far taken up all three hours of the show in recent days.
A curious story caught my eye today, an incentive program being launched at a school. Instantly, I thought of the education establishment searching through their files of past attempts and envisioned them screaming about the unfairness of it all...you know, the people who don't want to see someone else do better than them? Yes, those "hate the rich, punish the successful" diversity and cultural inclusion types. I've always believed that opposition to incentive programs come mainly from lazy, good-for-nothing union types. These are people who continue to believe they are owed something simply for having a piece of paper that says they're smart, or they've been doing the same thing for a long time, or just because they want to be left alone and collect their checks at the end of the week. It sounds almost libertarian when you think about it...but it's quite the opposite.
Well, I didn't have to read that far to come to the chief of the complaint department. The story is about rewarding students for getting things accomplished...100-dollars for a diploma, and further incentives for members of the staff.
"...Charleston County School Board Chairwoman Nancy Cook...said she wasn't sure what to think. 'OK, that's nice,' she said, 'but I don't know'..."
What she's afraid of actually saying here is what she is thinking...some children will be left out and feel bad because they didn't WIN. I guarantee it. She won't say it out loud because most of you folks would have an obvious disagreement with her and she's a politician at heart. Here's more...
"...Parent Kathleen Evans said it is wrong to pay people to go to high school. 'I don't think it's a good idea to pay people to do what they're supposed to do,' she said. 'It sets a real bad precedent that, whatever I do in life, when I do what I'm supposed to do, I am owed something.'..."
It's just the opposite, dearie. Where does she get her check from? Probably from something that pays her just for being there. I suspect it's something called "a husband" but that would be mean of me to mention it. I get mine for holding a job and performing according to my expectations. I get MORE if I do better than expected. Under the current system, students get something just for showing up...but because they get such an awful version of what they're supposed to...they don't see any value in it.
I am not in favor of paying students for simply getting a diploma...but why not make the incentive more "market based" (boy, that scares the liberals, doesn't it?) by rewarding BETTER than expected performance...like say, a 3.0 grade average or better?
Come to think of it...that would enrage the libs even more, wouldn't it? Acknowledging that there are those that may be better than others is a no-no among today's PC Police...
On the other hand...after reading the story, the money they would pay out to students comes from overspending by the state...which means maybe the checks should be written out to taxpayers...oh, well...it's only your money.
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