Pflaump@wiredbrain.com RE: The End of Communism - The USS-was fell because of a lack of belief. The reality and illusion were just too far apart. The bureaucrats could not change - the system become it's own worse enemy. Technology played a part. They just wanted to fix the machine tool industry, computers and a few other high tech businesses. "They" (the industrial, military, scientific community) realized they need more open system and "restructuring" to keep up in the fast changing Global economy - even to build first class weapons. (Second class weapons are not very useful in a first class war as Philip of Spain found out). Now is the time for the end of American Communist enterprises. Those that are of the managers, by the bureaucrats, and for the administration. I mean the PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. Those on the INTERNET realize that it is silly to have people come to a common spot (classroom) and be talked at by a single source (teacher) in a one dimension manner. INTERACTIVE means responsive to the individual - like NEWSWEEK - I want or need to know about retain marking - give me those stories - I need to know more about FADS - give me the history and the S&P reports. I want to buy tires - tell me about what you have - in fact send me your offers - (QBC HSN) A power shift from BROADCASTING to individuals - not narrow-casting but personal. The Public School system was set up when Railroads were the dominate social institution. Dewey says that by 1855 they had all the common elements they have today - school boards (elected by Teachers, the newspaper and the local power structure - mostly real estate) superintendents, teacher colleges, teacher journals, textbooks, state set curriculum, tests (a great outbreak after WWI) classrooms, rows of desks, age grades, everything except the blackboard. (They came in the 1890's). They can not be reformed but need shock economics of dealing with the free market of providers of Interactive systems. It's only a question of critical mass - enough systems offering a good enough service - I'm told higher education on the services is growing 10% a month or more. Home schools and small schools become great modern schools. College and schools no longer have a state monopoly over certification. Anyone can take a class anywhere. ************************************************************ Peter E. Pflaum Ph.D. GLOBAL_VILLAGE_SCHOOLHOUSE 225 Robinson Road, New Smyrna Beach * IN THE WORLD - FL 32169-2176 (904) 428-9609 * BUT NOT OF THE WORLD pflaump@wiredbrain.com * ACTIVE - COOPERATIVE - Pflaump@wiredbrain.com * SMALL SCHOOLS JOURNALS pflaump@wiredbrain.com, Pflaump@wiredbrain.com, ZEN IS THE ART OF GETTING YOURSELF OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY ************************************************************ I am using new systems and if there is any problem let me know - also if you don't like these messages - I will see what I can do to stop them -