tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post1433649546190578100..comments2024-03-16T14:54:12.445-04:00Comments on History Is Elementary: The Culture of No Fail FailureEHThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-1394303547921431982008-10-18T15:47:00.000-04:002008-10-18T15:47:00.000-04:00Amen & Amen!!! Believe it or not your post on...Amen & Amen!!! <BR/><BR/>Believe it or not your post on the culture of failure has now helped me understand how and why my district interprets NCLB the way it does . . .our own government is teaching our students that they won't ever fail--even though it is HOW we learn, improve and succeed. So, giving students the zero they deserve for doing NOTHING is not fair. . . they deserve a 50 b/c failure is something we don't believe in anymore . . .Teachahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067893917869707719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-18168558687565277352008-10-02T08:28:00.000-04:002008-10-02T08:28:00.000-04:00While I agree with you that a bailout sends many o...While I agree with you that a bailout sends many of the wrong signals, and that people in this country are too often rewarded for irresponsibility, I don't agree with a "tough love" approach to the entire country. <BR/><BR/>Like many, many people, my wife and I paid off our mortgages on time and lived within our means. We don't relish the idea of going down with a ship steered by reckless Wall Street hucksters. (By the way, I think your comment does not say enough about mendacious bankers, greedy speculators and do-nothing regulators.)<BR/><BR/>The problem is that we're all in this together, and it's hard to mete out justice in a way that doesn't seriously hurt innocent bystanders.<BR/><BR/>As for the dangers of rewarding bad behavior and irresponsibility in school, I'm with you there. Perhaps schools can turn this fiasco into a teachable moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-67069027133436174582008-10-01T20:30:00.000-04:002008-10-01T20:30:00.000-04:00I can't wait to see when some of these kids get in...I can't wait to see when some of these kids get into college and find out that they got to actually do something to *earn* their diplomas. <BR/><BR/>It's truly a sad state of affairs. :(Georgia Road Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00025369316241643022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-29366810997660690202008-10-01T15:21:00.000-04:002008-10-01T15:21:00.000-04:00Peacay, you do make some very valid points, and I ...Peacay, you do make some very valid points, and I appreciate them. However, as I said before it's up to each American to achieve their version of the American dream....it is not up to the government to hand it to them or create policies to make it easier for one group over another. This is how the banking industry got to where it is today. <BR/><BR/>I wholeheartedly agree with you concerning people living above their means and greed on the part of business and citizens. <BR/><BR/>....a little exercise in delayed gratification wouldn't hurt any of us. :)EHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-46874884071857502012008-10-01T10:12:00.000-04:002008-10-01T10:12:00.000-04:00----How about New Zealand?----You mean a country w...----How about New Zealand?----<BR/><BR/>You mean a country where its citizens realise that a government has an important role to play in society -- and is <I>not</I> the enemy -- and has got regulatory oversight in place already? Bloody socialists!<BR/><BR/>----How has the greatest nation on earth...<I>blahblah</I>...sunk..----<BR/><BR/>Perhaps by forgetting that humility also matters? Stop with the <I>greatest nation</I>** rubbish and note this time as the beginning of the future in the real world, you know, the playground where all the <I>not</I>-Americans gather together and live within their means, or at least try to.<BR/><BR/>Besides, as bad as the present medicine is, if there isn't a bailout then it's depression, not recession that results. <BR/><BR/>It's not really about the culture of <I>not allowing failure</I>, it's just that the culture of pure <B>unharnessed</B> greed has led to a point where the whole economy relies on greed's logical extension - wall street - as a structural support. You either bandaid up the creaking foundations or the whole thing comes tumbling down. <BR/><BR/>So, it's not about business failure, it's about greed. You can't reverse that culture overnight. You can only put in place some regulations to prevent similar occurrences in the future. <BR/><BR/>Still, it's rather amusing that the ideologues of the right and the left can both agree that the bill wasn't worth passing (I don't believe I've ever seen that before). The repubs don't want the govt. to get involved on principle and the dems want better assistance for Mr&Mrs middle class.<BR/><BR/>**Don't get me wrong, I don't hate America at all. The contrary is true in fact. But if you ever wonder why the rest of the world shares a net dislike for America so to speak (and certainly in effect these last 8 years), then the fist pumpin' hyperzealous nationalistic pride - WE ARE THE BEST HOOAAAH!! - might be one of the first common responses in a survey. I'm just sayin'..peacayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997731249622552311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-39150813486731091502008-10-01T06:40:00.000-04:002008-10-01T06:40:00.000-04:00How about we all move to some quiet, unsuspecting ...How about we all move to some quiet, unsuspecting country with no problems to speak of? How about New Zealand?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927080180653283911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-38232479482751705802008-09-30T23:01:00.000-04:002008-09-30T23:01:00.000-04:00Ethan, I know. It's a bummer. Thanks John!Hi AMO...Ethan, I know. It's a bummer. <BR/><BR/>Thanks John!<BR/><BR/>Hi AMO...earlier tonight I heard someone talking about how businesses won't be able to get the credit they need to make payroll. Hmmmmmm....in my way of thinking if you have to get a loan to make payroll you need to be rethinking your business plan cause something isn't right.EHThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964668210604436937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-63249875052929251272008-09-30T18:59:00.000-04:002008-09-30T18:59:00.000-04:00Well said! When I first started work in the medic...Well said! When I first started work in the medical field over a decade ago, I was amazed at how many people tried to defy the laws of physics and got into terrible car crashes, but we live in a culture that says the rules are always malleable and there are no absolutes. As a culture, we might just need to run into a tree or two . . . I just pray whatever happens will lead to a revival of personal responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-24851771441230858902008-09-29T22:54:00.000-04:002008-09-29T22:54:00.000-04:00Amen!Amen!John Witterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12034132341071182908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20993778.post-74177839458794735942008-09-29T20:40:00.000-04:002008-09-29T20:40:00.000-04:00You are so right! All this talk about the economy ...You are <B>so</B> right! All this talk about the economy and stuff is really bogging me down.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04927080180653283911noreply@blogger.com