tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182690994498367646.post8848878687846994805..comments2023-07-20T09:05:13.400-06:00Comments on Notes From A Transitional Fossil: "Accountability" Is A Nifty Buzzword.Archaeopteryxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10627784327758008867noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6182690994498367646.post-14031786669275862212007-05-17T01:48:00.000-06:002007-05-17T01:48:00.000-06:00how did we get to be such a punitive society? did ...how did we get to be such a punitive society? did it happen when i wasn't looking, or has it always been like this?<BR/><BR/>you're absolutely right about accountability being just a buzzword [and i wouldn't call it all that nifty, myself]. it sounds good, but what we actually put into practice is something else.<BR/><BR/>what happens when people can't pay off their credit cards? their fees get jacked up and the credit card companies [try to] suck even more money out of people who already don't have enough.<BR/><BR/>failing schools get their funding yanked, and the dollars get redirected to schools where the students ae already doing well. but which students, and schools, are the ones who actually <I>need</I> all the help they can get? bingo.<BR/><BR/>the "we're going to take away your resources until you produce results" plan sounds an awful lot like that poster i've always liked: "the beatings will continue until morale improves."hipparchiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601000402820151839noreply@blogger.com