Subject: school systems worth modeling

Posted by Sharon Villines on 9/17/2009
In Reply To:school systems worth modeling Posted by Ed Johnson on 9/17/2009

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On Sep 17, 2009, at 8:34 AM, Ed Johnson wrote:

> Also, aspects of systems thinking comprise a system. So, seeking
> "best of systems thinking" applied means seeking to introduce
> competition within the system. But competition keeps systems from
> being systems, except inherently competitive systems. Public
> education isn't, or shouldn't be, inherently competitive.

Could you say more about this? In DC, the charter school program has introduced competition into the school system -- or perhaps it has introduced good examples of what is possible.

Are systems only good systems? Can't a "bad" system be a system?

Sharon

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