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I don't know about a common thread between ideology & profiteering. The
latter could be no more than cynical opportunism. Nobody cares if the
folks at Halliburton are themselves neo-conservatives.
The links between ideological commitment to phonics, fundamentalism,
abstinence-only, etc. are more interesting.
Some would suggest genetic factors. See
http://curricublog.org/2008/05/06/politics-genetic-factors/
On Tue, 6 May 2008, Mike Cole wrote:
> What is the common thread?
> Fundamentalism in one case, hedonism in the other?
> Maybe a new social formation? Fundamentalist hedonism?
> mike
>
> On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Tony Whitson <twhitson@udel.edu> wrote:
>
>> Besides which, the "Reading First" program is now shown to have been
>> ineffective, after it's been known that this was driven by ideology and by
>> profit interests of Administration cronies.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 6 May 2008, Mike Cole wrote:
>>
>> Passed from a local source:
>>>
>>> Interesting fact . .
>>> The U.S. government has allocated $1.5 billion to inform 17 million
>>> citizens
>>> about the digital TV transition. The total proposed budged for literacy
>>> education in 2009 stands at a paltry $574.6 million.
>>>
>>> Source: Gizmodo.com (5-6-08)
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>> Tony Whitson
>> UD School of Education
>> NEWARK DE 19716
>>
>> twhitson@udel.edu
>> _______________________________
>>
>> "those who fail to reread
>> are obliged to read the same story everywhere"
>> -- Roland Barthes, S/Z (1970)
>>
>
Tony Whitson
UD School of Education
NEWARK DE 19716
twhitson@udel.edu
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