[Vision2020] Video games
Dale Courtney
dale@courtneys.us
Tue, 8 Jul 2003 13:24:22 -0700
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Dan,
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You're not the first person to make that comment to me! :)
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Education is my passion and my life. However, education is also often =
the
"line in the sand" where people who would normally agree in parental
rights/responsibilities shift-sides and turn their allegiance over to =
the
State.=20
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My argument is that parental responsibilities/jurisdictions also lie in =
the
area of the education of their children -- for good or for ill.=20
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Best,
Dale
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From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] =
On
Behalf Of Dan Carscallen
Sent: Tuesday, 08 July, 2003 13:17
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Video games
it always comes back to the schools, don't it . . . ;^)
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DC
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: Dale Courtney <mailto:dale@courtneys.us> =20
To: vision2020@moscow.com=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 12:55 PM
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Video games
Dan,
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Well, a point of agreement is always a place to start.=20
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Now, let's move that point of agreement one step further. I'm going to
substitute "video games" with education/schooling:=20
When these questions arise, I always revert back to the question: whose
jurisdiction is it? In the case of children's education, it is the
jurisdiction, authority, and responsibility of the parents to deal with =
such
matters.=20
"Society" deals with the consequences of both good parenting and bad
educational choices. However, it is not up to society to legislatively
intervene because of a few bad apples.=20
The typical knee-jerk reaction is to object to a few and to pass =
legislation
that forces parents to conform to our preferences.=20
However, in a "free" society with freedoms and responsibilities, the
authority needs to remain with the governing jurisdiction.=20
So the jurisdiction, authority, and responsibility of education rests =
with
the parents -- for good or bad. Does that mean everyone must homeschool?
Clearly not; but the responsibility lies with the foundational =
jurisdiction
-- for good or ill.=20
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Thoughts? =20
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Best,
Dale
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<DIV><SPAN class=3D548341920-08072003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2>Dan,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D548341920-08072003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D548341920-08072003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2>You're=20
not the first person to make that comment to me! =
:)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D548341920-08072003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D548341920-08072003><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2>Education is my passion and my life. </FONT></SPAN><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#800000 size=3D2><SPAN class=3D548341920-08072003>However, =
education is also=20
often the "line in the sand" where people who would <U>normally</U> =
agree in=20
parental rights/responsibilities shift-sides and turn their allegiance =
over to=20
the State. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D548341920-08072003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D548341920-08072003>My=20
argument is that parental responsibilities/jurisdictions <U>also</U> lie =
in the=20
area of the education of their children -- for good or for ill.=20
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D548341920-08072003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#800000><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Best,</FONT><BR></FONT><FONT face=3D"Vladimir Script"=20
size=3D5>Dale</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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align=3Dleft><FONT=20
face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com] <B>On =
Behalf=20
Of </B>Dan Carscallen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 08 July, 2003=20
13:17<BR><B>To:</B> vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: =
[Vision2020]=20
Video games<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#800000 size=3D2>it always =
comes back to=20
the schools, don't it . . . ;^)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#800000 =
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#800000 =
size=3D2>DC</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20
<DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
title=3Ddale@courtneys.us href=3D"mailto:dale@courtneys.us">Dale =
Courtney</A>=20
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dvision2020@moscow.com=20
href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 08, 2003 12:55 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] Video games</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552455019-08072003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#800000=20
size=3D2>Dan,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552455019-08072003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#800000=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552455019-08072003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#800000=20
size=3D2>Well, a point of agreement is <U>always</U> a place to start. =
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552455019-08072003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#800000=20
size=3D2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D552455019-08072003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#800000 size=3D2>Now,=20
let's move that point of agreement one step further. I'm going to =
substitute=20
"video games" with education/schooling: </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT color=3D#800000><SPAN=20
class=3D933404118-08072003>When these questions arise, I always =
revert back to=20
the question: whose jurisdiction is it? In the case of <FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>children<SPAN class=3D552455019-08072003>'s=20
education</SPAN></FONT>, i</SPAN><SPAN class=3D933404118-08072003>t =
is the=20
jurisdiction, authority, and responsibility of the parents to deal =
with such=20
matters. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT color=3D#800000><FONT size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D933404118-08072003>"Society" deals with the consequences of =
both good=20
parenting and bad <SPAN class=3D552455019-08072003><FONT=20
color=3D#0000ff>educational choices</FONT></SPAN>. </SPAN><SPAN=20
class=3D933404118-08072003>However, it is not up to society to =
legislatively=20
intervene because of a few bad apples. =
</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D933404118-08072003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#800000=20
size=3D2>The typical knee-jerk reaction is to object to a few and to =
pass=20
legislation that forces parents to conform to our preferences.=20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D933404118-08072003><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#800000=20
size=3D2>However, in a "free" society with freedoms and =
responsibilities,=20
the authority needs to remain with the governing jurisdiction.=20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2><SPAN =
class=3D552455019-08072003>So=20
the jurisdiction, authority, and responsibility of education rests =
with the=20
parents -- for good or bad. Does that mean everyone must =
homeschool?=20
Clearly not; but the responsibility lies with the foundational =
jurisdiction --=20
for good or ill. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D552455019-08072003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2><SPAN=20
class=3D552455019-08072003>Thoughts? </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#800000><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Best,</FONT><BR></FONT><FONT face=3D"Vladimir Script"=20
size=3D5>Dale</FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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