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What was not taught in school that you realize, REALLY should have been? (Why?)
For me, things like Financial Literacy, Entrepreurism, Cooking and Sex Ed (and the Psychology of Relationships), were not taught. And I realize that I have had to spend quite a few years now bumbling through life with the rest of my friends, rather clueless. Yet, I'd always score high on calculus quizzes, in labelling body parts and I am an excellent speller. Oh! And I am really confident! : /
I feel I have useless superpowers in some areas and not enough power in others where I super need it. (Perhaps my ignorance is ripe for being picked on by predators in society...) Most of the things that I wish I learned, improved the quality of my life and mind once I did learn them.
What is your deal?
Sep 19 2012: Genevieve, For two years I taught a class in daily life sciences. We went through all of the things that come up in your life.
I taught girls how to read dip sticks .. add oil, Fill up with gas. Change tires (with a cheater bar for leverage). Boys how to shop in grocery stores, cook, clean house, do laundry, sew, etc ... we all shared in each others jobs so that there was no boy job or girl job. We all learned how to do basic bookkeepping. Balance checkbooks. write and read resumes. fix a toliet, light a hot water heater, clean a stove, clean a house heater and restart it. basic hammer and nails and simple plumbing.
I have had students come back and say that one class saved them big bucks over time and was applied almost everyday. The girls expecially say they are no longer getting ripped off at the gas stations and by mechanics.
The class had plenty of kids signing up but as usual budgets made the decision to cut it.
It was the most fun I have ever had as an instructor.
Sep 19 2012: That's great Bob. In fact, I won't own a car in life, partially for the reason that I realize that it is a giant, expensive piece of machinery whose inner workings I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT :( I suspect that people are always trading up because their Car Literacy is bad and they just want a none-issue car. Beyond learning how to drive, I think what you taught should be included in Driver's Ed.
On the flipside, I've always dated men who cooked really well (North Americans and Europeans)! Healthy, great sourcing of groceries etc.
You're making me think now...
Sep 19 2012: Part of the problem is that we have always had girl jobs and guy jobs. Real men don't do that. Or that is not lady like. Once we get by that we are approaching a solution in education and life.
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
By the way your comment "Your making me think now ..." is the highest form of complement in a conversation. Thank you.
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Sep 25 2012: Wellness was not taught in schools, so now we have an adult population that is mostly illiterate about self-responsibility around their health. This gives the pharmaceutical and medical industries an opportunity to have too much power. We have a 'sickness' industry, not a 'health' industry. They make huge profits from our ignorance. "Wellness as a second language" is a slogan I have coined to promote. Wellness should be treated only secondary to a primary language in schools. Children should graduate knowing more about their minds and their bodies than they do about their cars and their iPhones.
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Sep 25 2012: Hi Genevieve
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I have many problems with the design of the schools and the idea that square rooms with 30 kids facing the supreme leader is the best way to learn and teach, but if there was one thing that I think about not learning and really wish I did, it would be growing food.
I wish gardening and food production was a mandatory subject. This is especially relevant for city kids who probably think that growing food is for houses with gardens but there is a lot that can be done in an apartment, like grow tomatoes in old 2L milk cartons. These food growing lessons could be stand alone but could be easily incorporated into other subjects such as home economics (obviously) and science, as well as art (dyes) and history (ethnobotany).
Japanese kindergartens and elementary school have a lot more gardening than I grew up with but it would be nice if it continued on through all of secondary school as well.
Bring on the plants!
Sep 26 2012: Hi Jason :) Did you see Pam Warhurst's TED talk on how she and a group of ladies just one day decided to grow plants all over town--now it is a major tourist attraction as people go on snacking tours (like, cornstalks at the police station)! What the kids in that town must be learning!
I feel blessed to have at least learned about cooking food at home, and all my friends and ex-boyfriends have been great cooks. In Canada, we do have a cursory experience with growing some bean plants in school, but as a serious life skill to cultivate and harvest regularly, that would rock.
Maybe some of the concrete on the playground can turn into a community garden for recess? Greenhouse in the winters! Instead of playground supervisors, horticultural specialists!
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Sep 26 2012: I'm not sure you've seen the video, but the relevance of this video is pretty uncanny to your post (Stephen Ritz: A teacher growing green in the South Bronx): http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/stephen_ritz_a_teacher_growing_green_in_the_south_bronx.html
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Sep 29 2012: Hi James thanks for the link. I was familiar with this talk, and you are right this is exactly what schools need. Unfortunately it is still just an idea worth spreading and not the norm...but the seeds are spreading!Sep 26 2012: Have a look at http://www.kitchengardenfoundation.org.au/. It has now been instituted in hundreds of schools in Australia, and it has had government backing. Jamie Oliver has now started the same thing in England.
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Sep 18 2012: Philosophy (in a broad sense) from a young age. Problem solving, criticising opinions and standards openly and honestly, thinking about the how and why of things, leading to better decision-making and a more open-minded nature.Sep 18 2012: Waiting until children enter school may be too late to help them learn many of the valuable lessons they need to learn.
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We really need to do a better job of nurturing children from birth, up to the time they enter school, and day care or Headstart programs fail to do this.
Children, including newborns, are not receiving the nurturing they need.
It's too easy to blame schools as the problem, but we have increasingly given them the responsibility to do the things we as parents should be doing.
Contributing to this problem is the break down of the extended family structure. We have none on the mentoring relationships later in life from grandparents and aunts and uncles.
While the response is that families need two wage earners in order to make ends meet, my reply is simply, "Don't have children."
Sep 18 2012: I agree. In this climate of economic uncertainty, Margaret Sanger's old 1920 speeches about the considerations people should make before thinking of raising children are still relevant. It can't just be a romantic consideration. Children, their education and their impact on society are real, as are the economic and emotional requirements to bring them up in a worthy way.
Educated Parenthood as a social movement?Sep 23 2012: I will keep this short. I guarantee none of you believe in conspiracy but just look how inept governments are. They control the education and many other aspects in our lives. I have read much on the deliberate dumbing down of america with essentially brainwashing. If you can get more than half the population to depend on government it will grow larger and at some point with the technology will pretty much control your lives. There is plenty of evidence out there. Remember you aren't going to find proof. A court case depends on evidence if there was proof the case is over. They don't teach central theory or natural law instead you must memorize capitals of the world...... You would say why people do this? If you were rich and powerful, wouldn't you make sure you would want to stay rich and powerful? Yes I know this comment will be glossed over. All you "intellectuals" will sit there providing witty banter with each other as you think you are having a progressive conversation to help save the world or fulfill your ego of having such said conversation. The answer is right in front of your face. I could go on and on, but it is pointless, you must look into yourselves.
Sep 24 2012: you are right, i don't believe in conspiracy. i don't believe that politicians can or want to do anything of that magnitude. the reason why children are treated that way in school because parents want that. people want to be irresponsible, stupid and ignorant. and they want their children to be that way too.
example. imagine schools start to teach proper nutrition. how awkward that would be if 12 years old children realized that their parents know nothing about the subject, and they all eat crap. it would lead to tension within the family. and as we know, family is sacred, and we don't want the school to "interfere" with the family, do we?Sep 24 2012: hi rick,
can I ask you what kind of things you recommend for conspiracy believers to do, once they realize that it is all hopeless and out of thier power to fix?
Sep 24 2012: To do? It really depends on the angle a conspirator is taking. Taking a step back and looking at the complex world we live in I have realized a few things. It really isn't hopeless. But it is projected hopeless because the perception is "most people are asleep, we need to wake them, they are sheep!" But trying to explain to a non believer is futile. The ironic part is some conspirators go overboard with their ideas to the public which in turn opens the conspirator niche to ad hominem attacks to completely discredit the whole group. For example, some believe the earth is hollow and aliens and rich people live down there and communicate. I keep an open mind but I just laugh at these ideas that have zero evidence. It is pure conjecture. I am not religious as an agnostic and I am not an Objectivist as Ayn Rand would call it. I have 100 pages left in Atlas Shrugged. I find it unsettling how true that book is. Lets put Jesus Christ's spiritual beliefs to the side for a moment. To reiterate I don't have a religion, but I find parts of the bible interesting. Jesus Christ and Ayn Rand who have opposite beliefs both warn of the same breakdowns in society that lead to complete ineptness in a functioning world. But what is functioning? The "society" decides what labels are good and bad. In a way all societies are doomed. Anarchy is portrayed as chaos but it is precisely the reverse. There are no simple transactions anymore, everything has a policy on top of a policy along with several types of taxes. The dollar (backed by gold) was to be an efficient bartering system for this great free market society. That society is slowly dissipating over generations. The conditioning one receives from birth is no different from brainwashing. I have learned more about central theory and natural law in one year than any education would provide. Beyond this diatribe, what one must do....Sep 24 2012: 1 Is to truly think for themselves. Not just see something that makes them think about things or rationalize something. Anything can be rationalized off of a false premise. I don't talk about conspiracy cavalierly because no one will believe it. I came across a kid a few months that was in high school. We had that conspiracy connection but neither of us divulged our "crazy" beliefs. But he said that in school they are learning and believing that if you said that "90% of muslims are terrorists." That this is completely racist. That comment is not racist whatsoever. He was looking around his classroom and he sees people just soaking it in and agreeing. He couldn't believe how stupid people have become. Many people believe things are racist comments or acts all the time when they are not. On the conspiracy side this would be considered a deliberate tactic to to keep dissonance among the people. Look at that Trayvon Martin case in Florida, the media got caught red handed making it look like a white on black hate crime. If you beat something into someones brainless mind they will believe it at some point. e.g., "Change" "Their fair share", "It's the right thing to do", these Obama comments have no substance or reasoning whatsoever. Before you judge, I believe the Republicans are just as bad.
2 Is to love your friends and family and support community. Truly keep a balanced mind. Any type of negative energy emanating from someone because they had a bad day, etc, truly rubs off to the people around them. I could go on and on about this also but I will try to wrap up this whole crude summation of everything. As you mentioned "hopelessness" many conspirators have been led down the wrong path (fear mongering tools). What better way to make someone feel catatonic, for lack of a better word, than fear. The endless capacity of our mind is the greatest tool we have, and many use it poorly or the wrong way. I am willing to continue if any1 is interested
Sep 24 2012: I think your first point of thinking for yourself is universally admired. Though, it's all super-subejctive, isn't it?
I was more curious of how a said "conspiracy theorist" might practically go about employing the alternate set of knowlege that s/he has learned. For example, in order to change the world---if that is a goal etc.? Or, is it such a small group, thinking negative thoughts, that it ends up being defeatist?Sep 25 2012: It is super subjective, but what that person believes should believe it whole-heartedly from their own passion not from fear from rejection of the "society". Today's society has gotten so bad that many people are in other's business. When it doesn't affect them in anyway. Talk about a lack of harmony. That discord is bad for everybody except the people at the top that control everything. It allows them to lay down more policies on top of policies to make it look like they are fixing the discord. This would lead to your "change the world" idea. Everyone is so dumbed down that they just let government do what they need to do. To physically actually change it, you don't even need someone to believe in conspiracy. You need men/women who are great leaders with great minds that support community as a whole. I don't see that anywhere. THere have been people like this though, JFK, MLK, Lennon, etc and they were all killed. Yes, I know I am a conspiracy nut, I have no evidence of things like this that the big man is holding everyone down but to me it is more than a coincidence that these people are killed. I don't believe in coincidences. So in general, unless someone is going to take that leadership role, they can still keep a balanced mind and spread love/energy. For how cheesy that sounds it keeps more harmony in the world than dissonance. The more dissonance there is, it will just get worse for the general population.
Oh and if you are a bible believer, this can't be stopped. That is why I find Book of Daniel and Revelation interesting. Not saying I believe it but God will come down fullfill the rapture and cleanse this earth. I personally can't believe in a personal God like that. Genevieve have you read Atlas Shrugged? If you haven't I would love if you took the time to read it and hear your thoughts. I can tell you are way smarter than me, I would love to to hear your thoughts on the book.
Sep 26 2012: Great conversation! Yes, a quest for truth always leads to conspiracy as the lies unfold over time (as every generation confesses on their deathbeds). Identifying conspiracies is a part of critical thinking which society has been deliberately taught to shun (since the perpetrators of conspiracy are those in the power to teach).
But what I was waiting to hear is the natural law of Conflict of Interest. Conflicts of interest are any situations where one's personal interest or benefit negatively influences one's actions of benefiting another person's interest or benefit. It is proper for conflicts of interest to be publicly stated up front beforehand, but through its powerful influence it is kept secret so as to prolong the selfish advantage. This all springs from an attitude of (cold) war where everyone is your personal enemy and that you would be foolish to sacrifice for another person's gain willingly - yet that is exactly what love is!
In studying conflicts of interest and uncovering unknown conspiracies, I have devised the following litmus tests: 1)What do they say they want to do to benefit you? 2) What, if possible, could instead benefit them alone? 3) How easy is it for them to conceal this?
By applying this during the Gulf oil spill, I surprisingly discovered a HUGE conflict of interest actually prolonging the oil spill: 1) On the news were US Military personel in helicopters and boats all over the Louisiana beaches and coastline saying they will do everything they can to help the local fishermen and townsfolk stating BP would pay the bill, while at the same time there were absolutely no one at the spill site trying to stop the gushing crude! 2) The US Government had a HUGE self interest in that the disaster was caused by one of the world's biggest (Brittish) oil companies, the US had the power to stop the spill or just simply let it get worse to increase cleanup costs. 3) I bet we'd never see the total bill. So said, so done. Someone's rich!!!Sep 26 2012: Bruce Lipton, in "Spontaneous Evolution", compares corporations with dinosaurs - big bodies and small brains - and believes that they will go the same way because they cannot adapt to the changing environment. As we become more conscious, from the noosphere (internet and 5.6 billion cell phones), then the number of customers will drop and withhold the 'oxygen supply' from the large organisations who try to keep us dumbed down. It is already starting to happen.Sep 20 2012: It was lack of cultivating Critical Thinking. The education was about covering/mastering the text books and teachers were programmed to convey the knowledge from the books to student's brain. I don't recall any interdiciplinary curriculum or holistic approach to raise a whole human being.
Sep 20 2012: You have hit the nail directly on the head. Critical Thinking should be a component of teaching from primary school on up. Currently it is only taught in a few universities and then I am told it takes most of a semester to get the basic ideas across.
The Collegiate Learning Association did a study on US college students and found that over their time in school, the students did not measureably increase their abilities at critical thinking, or even learning in general.
Sep 27 2012: Can you explain what is meant by the term "critical thinking"?
Sep 27 2012: Stealing from wikipedia here.
Critical thinking clarifies goals, examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, accomplishes actions, and assesses conclusions
There is nothing negative about this, it is a critique of evidence to extract bias, assumptions and beliefs from a thought process.
For example, we often think that for evey cause there is an effect and therefore for every effect there is a fundamental cause.
That is a fallacy in that effects can have multiple causes, or be caused by a number of triggering causes that are inadequate in them selves but not when taken in combination.
Our brains are wired for a particular frame of reference and moving outside that frame is difficult, non-intutive, and often impossible to visualise. We risk arriving at a poor answer if we allow our biases to accompnay us.
Critical thinking also requires (sometimes) a close look at our assumptions.
For example, I took an online course recently and a reference from Charles Duell was put forth. Charles Duell is widely quoted as saying "Whatever can be invented has already been invented" He was in charge of the US Patent office at the time (1902).
A cursory scan of google shows this time and time again, however the google entries all reference each other and none actually referenced the original article which of course said exactly the opposite. The mis quote being reported locally in the newpaper at the time.
Critical thinking watches for errors of omission and commision in our thought processesSep 20 2012: Neil DeGrasse Tyson calls this "Science Literacy", where like in Science, you only accept answers tentatively, always questioning and searching for exceptions, better models, counter-evidence etc.
Socrates constantly qualified all ideas to refine or eventually debunk long-held beliefs. My favourite being that democracy can sometimes mean that the majority block of people get to push through possibly bad ideas. @#$% gets even worse when dealing with the mind-bending weighting weirdness of the electoral college.
Though it is true that the world is largely built by low-bidders, automatons, and greedsters, it is also populated with some revolutionary geniuses and bipartisan people who care. We can at least do our part to make sure our locality, and every person we speak to, engage in meaningful Critical Thinking. The details of what topic exactly will engage this Critical Thinking (as we are discussing here: Film, Software development etc.), is a happy panning of gold as far as I'm concerned. Having worked in schools with achingly glacial administrative agility, I just did it myself. And I was never disgusted at a student or person for not digging deeper, I just tried to increase the incidences in their lives where they could experience the phenomenon.
John Smith
Sep 18 2012: 1) A list of logical fallacies (with examples) and how to recognize them.
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2) How to pay bills, conduct bank business, and all those other little administrative things that are very important in life but never get explained to you before you suddenly run into them when you move out of your parent's house.
Sep 18 2012: Sorry to be needy, but can you list a couple of your favourite logical fallacies here? :)
John Smith
Sep 19 2012: "Argumentum ad populum"
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X must be true because many people believe it to be true (fallacy because most people are not experts).
"Slippery slope"
X must always lead to disaster simply because it's possible it sets in motion a chain of events (fallacy because it doesn't have to happen and because by the same logic the opposite of X must also lead to disaster).
"Circular reasoning"
The Bible must be true because the Bible says it's true (I don't have to explain why this is a fallacy).
"Appeal to fear"
The thought of living in a godless universe scares me, therefore god must exist (also pretty obvious).
"Post hoc ergo propter hoc"
Y happened later than X, so X must have been the cause of X (fallacy because there doesn't have to be a causal relation).
"Neglecting regression to the mean" (strongly related to the previous fallacy)
It had not rained for months in London, then I did a rain dance and the next morning it rained, so my rain dance works (fallacy because rain is very common in London: after months of drought there is a very high probability of rain on the next day).
"Reductio ad Hitlerum" (the internet fallacy)
Hitler had highways constructed, so highways are bad, or the Soviet Union had universal healthcare so universal health care is bad and leads to communism (fallacy because not everything a bad person does has to be evil).
TJ Evert
Oct 1 2012: I think your list of subjects (finance, entrepreneurship, phys ed and health) is spot on!
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I (half) jokingly share with my students that "health" class and driver's ed are the two most important classes they'll take in high school. What makes this humorous is that they are (usually) taught by the *least* inspired teachers in the school. There are exceptions, however - I've seen an *excellent* and inspired heath teacher (Joan Stear at Glen Este High School, for instance) work hard to innovate health instruction.
What makes these courses very difficult to teach are their adolescent attitudes toward these subjects. The more immediate the topic (especially as it pertains to risk-taking) the more defensive teens are towards it. It's as though they have to defend their mental "limitations" to risk-aversion. Viewed this way, it's easy to understand a teen's eye-rolling on subjects like safe-sex and defensive driving.
I find it shocking how little adolescent student know about finance. Part of this stems from their inability to see themselves retiring. For a group that thinks they'll "live forever", they have very little idea on *how* they'll finance that option.
Financial literacy, however, is an area ripe for education because it is one of the few domains that:
1) teen find inherently interesting
2) adults can demonstrate a clear mastery
This gives teachers a powerful - though small - window of opportunity to to have a relevant dialogue with their students.
One exercise I use when starting a unit on finance is to take a student's picture and digitally "age" it:
I then have them paste a copy on their folder and tell them:
"This is *you* in 50 years."
"This is the person who you're working for."
"This is the person who you're saving for."
Maybe because of this (more than in any class I've taught) students have told me "This class has changed the way I think about the world."
Oct 1 2012: Amazing! Is there a way we can learn more about what you teach in that class? I assume you teach high school?
Tim Petersen
Sep 24 2012: How about truth? Wouldn't the truth in history be a good place to start? History, recorded by the victors, is seldom the truth of conflict. Historical fact?, the facts are obscurred, twisted and distorted. Criminals are portrayed as heroes and some of the social heroes are portrayed as criminals. This is personal opinion, not intended to direspect anyone, listen to my question about the lack of, or deliberate destruction of.historical fact..however it is perceived is personal and irrelavant. Here is my reoccurring contemplative conundrum; Why is it, that History, which should be fairly simple to report accurately and truthfully is brought to us as something sacred from the past, with all the war monuments and statues of generals, list after list of heroic deeds, etc., etc. Only to find out later on that hardly any of it was exactly the truth....when it could have and should have been precisely so? On the other hand, we have numbers, and math, algebra, trig, and on and on ,which are a mystery, however, these are taught like a science, hardly ever revered for the meta-etheral mystery that they truly are, the numbers, never ending, equations mystically establishing truth in the universe...and they are definitely without end or beginning! Am I being understood? I suffer from a lack of polished articulation and I ask you to bear with me. History, recorded data was instead, nothing but fabrication and perverted truth, and numbers truly a sacred learning were taught like a boring science. Now I have an almost sacred respect for the numbers that were never edified in my past school experiences. Fundemental Errors!!!
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As innocent as this may come across, it is not ao much innocence or niavete, as it is just believing people will not deliberately mislead me, especially instructors of education. Years ago, In European History at Grinnell College, I questioned the lack of truth and was very confused by the answer from the Professor. He did not lie, and I love him for that.
Sep 24 2012: Hi Tim, I think teaching truth is definitely a part of Critical Thinking skills. But unfortunately, it goes against ideas of patriotism--which is huge in some countries.
The inflamed tensions between China and Japan now over those islands between them have to do with both school systems not having done enough to educate current adults in charge to handle this with any sense of cool.
In Japan, few adults discuss (or know about) the Nanking Massacre; and Japan's Imperialist crimes against all of its neighbours, the citizens of which, many are still alive and angry. With Japanese heads of states pledging to go and visit the islands just to plant a flag, or the unclear stance on the impropriety of whitewashing textbooks etc. by the education ministry just threatens to drag this goo-brained foreign policy out further.
In China, the idea of victimhood is de rigueur for many, but of course the country itself has also suppressed countless territories and people much worse than in this case of the unihabited islands. Furthermore, why are mass demonstrations allowed to happen for causes like this, but not against the government itself? So many things to consider fishy.
I'm sure there are people out there with their cars and businesses burnt down, with restaurants and hotels empty because of mis-education and the inability for either system to be smart going forward--they should be the ones that are inflamed.
Sep 26 2012: greetings Genevieve, Your knowledge belies your youth. I have read most of your posts, profile and your blogs. I usually try to know the people a little better that I spend time with, share conversation with, and in your case I have to include, am intrigued by. I am not trying to flatter you, I don't think you want that, and you definitely don't need it. More than just an education, your words demonstrate sincere thought. That makes me want to know someone better. It's obvious your contemplation's have cut a wide swath. Sharing with people like yourself not only inspires me to continue to think and learn, you have the ability to make my world seem a little smaller and a little more friendly. I wanted to take the time to thank you.
This is a great question and many people answered sincerely, too. I completely support teaching our children to tend gardens and purify water that was mentioned. Thanks again, and know i'll be following more of your posts and opinions. It's been my pleasure. I hope the people and country of Japan are healing. I am in support of their efforts to restrict and resist nuclear power. It seems as though much of the world is taking notice of their courage to protest. TimSep 24 2012: Funny that the only thing you need to teach a human...is how to change perspectives based on information not emotion.
Let me also note the danger in introducing complex ideas to children.
They do not reason as you and I do. Therefore, the "intended" idea may not be what you actually input.Sep 24 2012: definitely support the comments re critical thinking, to which I would add skills and techniques for maintaining resilience, tenacity and understanding your own unique values and self worth. In particular I think we dont allow space to understand the concept that there is no failure, only feedback. If you follow this principle it encourages learning by experimentation and curiosity which supports creative innovative thinking and children who are not limited by the fear of getting things wrong, but learn from what doesn't work to get better results next time.
Sep 24 2012: if there is no failure, there is no success either.Sep 22 2012: Most certainly the most important thing which needs to be taught but which is not is critical thinking. Critical thinking should not simply be taught, but should be the entire basis for every single course taught. Research has shown it to be radically effective not only at teaching, but at keeping people engaged and interested in learning. See the documentary "High School" by Wiseman for a stunning example of how amazingly successful this approach is. It is nearly abusive that we do not teach every single topic in a framework of critical thinking. He also made another documentary called "High School 2" which shows a 'regular' school where the students are broken, perform poorly, have all excitement and interest ground out of them and confident adolescents are crushed into soulless accountants.
I do think that Sex Ed should be a year-long course which covers the whole of human sexuality, from its history and sociology through the biological aspects, on to the psychological and social aspects - which things are the way they are purely because society makes them that way and which are actually natural - and on through the wide variety of fetishes, the role of sex in different types of relationships, the fluidity of sexual orientation, and the nature of sex as a basic bodily function.
Brett Mangel
Sep 21 2012: I love the conversation, but think the question itself is somewhat biased, by assuming that schools job is to teach us, when I believe it should be there to prepare us. And I think the best way to prepare someone to live in this world is to get them excited about learning. With information and knowledge available to all on the internet, the answers are out there, the trick is to get children to start asking the questions.
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As Plutarch said, "The mind is not a vat to be filled, but a fire to be kindled."
By lighting kids imaginations, we can get them to take responsibility for their futures. And although curiosity may not be something that can be taught, it can certainly be encouraged and nourished.
By showing children the excitement of learning, what it can do for you, how much fun it is, etc, we can provide the children with the skills needed to take responsibility for their own learning.
The trick is to get our teachers to be entertainers and mentors, rather than autocratic dictators ruling over their own nation of 30+ students.
On the hand of specific knowledge though, I believe our schools should guide students towards skills that allow them to solve any problems (within reason) that may arise in their life. In the 21st century this includes programming, finances, relationships, as well as the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic and science.
In the 22nd century that may involve piloting spaceships and using teleporters responsibly, but by nurturing curiosity and allowing the children to have some say in what they will learn I think we can trust that they will attempt to learn the skills most pertinent to their lives and their futures without too many government mandates on a general curricula.
And I'll end with my favorite idea from Douglas Adams, that the trick is to ask the right questions, while I trust that the answers will logically follow and fall into place.
Sep 22 2012: Teaching people how to ask the right questions, and how to approach problems from different perspectives in order to find innovative solutions is the thing most CEOs say they wish schools would teach children. Luckily, we actually do have a great teacher for this. Videogames. Videogames are tremendously important educational tools. And I don't mean edutainment crapware. I mean the actual videogames that kids already like to play. The very act of playing a videogame of any kind is an exercise in asking the right questions in order to suss out the details and dynamics of an arbitrary system. In every one, you have to try many approaches, see what works and what doesn't, try new things to try to improve, etc. You get instant feedback, you can try things which seem stupid without humiliation or condescension, you learn how to min-max optimize often complex systems. No course in school teaches system dynamics, but almost every job in existence today involves exactly this. Either discovering how to navigate in an information system or else creating a new information system for other people to navigate.
Smitha Suraj
Sep 21 2012: Education in the present world is mostly about job skills. Life is not mostly about a job, though it plays a big part. Life skills, child rearing, people skills, anger management, motivational skills etc., should be an essential part of education. That should help us be more complete human beings.
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Sep 25 2012: I agree. If school system is to prepare children to live freely and responsibly, it needs to concentrate on what makes humans humans, and not just what makes humans functional biomachines to fit the economy.
Teaching skills like listening to others and to oneself, caring, being curious, defining what's important, decision-making and searching for answers would be great. But these are more abstract skills.
Among non-abstract ecology studies, physical and mental health, nutrition, social skills seem quite valuable.
Wade Crum
Sep 21 2012: Too Much abstract, not enough practical application. School wasn't designed for us to create. It was designed for us to be good employees.Sep 20 2012: Programming/Software developement
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Sep 20 2012: They should really make this into a core subject.
Jeff L
Sep 18 2012: We need to start teaching kids how to learn. Not just what to learn, but how to learn it. Are they top down or bottom up learners? Do they understand different techniques that allow them to better retain information. Can they recognize different teaching style and what it takes for them to have success within those approaches. Do they know how to learn, or better yet how they learn. It took until my 2nd semester in college and a very smart tenured prof. to prompt myself and many other classmates to research our natural learning inclinations. It changed my educational experience forever. We need to start this process a lot earlier. College is really to late.
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Sep 19 2012: You make some great points, but I believe knowing how to learn sets one up for a life of possibilities. It's take the frustration out of education and gives one the tools to keep from being pigeon holed in life. It give one a better sense of their strengths and weaknesses.
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More importantly it keeps people from living these compartmentalized lives where they think they can only be good at one thing. Physicians can't build their own decks or patios, Athlete can't be great scientist or write novels, poets can't be mathematicians. Knowing how to learn allows for fewer cross genre obstacles in learning. People are just more likely to be venturesome in an educational sense.Sep 18 2012: There is no such thing as an adult. In ten years... these idiots are just going to be older. In the words of Joe Rogan "Suddenly, one day, the kid behind the register calls you sir... and all of a sudden you're just like "What? This is it? This is what we're all doing? This is adulthood? We're all just wandering around clueless staring up at shit?"Sep 18 2012: there is a lot of talk about teaching creativity and entrepreneurialism and i don't believe they can be taught (in the way we think of when we think of school).
those people that are good at those things probably switched off in school and learnt all about them in the school of hard knocks.
for me, i wish they had taught that you only have to go to school cos they make you.
experience beats education every time. hands down.
Sep 18 2012: I think experiential learning; like dry runs for life in game form, as a schooling model would be awesome!
Elizabeth Gu
Sep 18 2012: The awareness of the shortcomings of school education curriculum system.
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What schools teach us is all designed according to their plan.
They refuse to admit the way they teach students could be wrong.
(Besides they're not fond of students with defiant attitude to their education system for sure.)
Sep 18 2012: Agreed. Each year of classes should start with a simple introduction that includes pointing out the limitations of the school system, the limited curriculum, and the simple fact that our education system has no scientific basis. I am all for local school boards having a good deal of control over local schools. This is has both positive and negative aspects. We should at least inform the children that we are aware that this system is far from perfect. Tell them that when they graduate, they will be prepared for very little that life can throw at them.
Sep 19 2012: "We should at least inform the children that we are aware that this system is far from perfect. Tell them that when they graduate, they will be prepared for very little that life can throw at them. "
That is so true. Seems like schools have been requiring students to be obedient to authorized people or system from the very beginning. Schools don't teach us what the reality is. And when we find out what is like to survive in this world, we think we've been missing somthing important so far, but can't figure it out until we realize it was all because of our passive attitude--we've been so dependent on schools education system.
I especially hate the things schools try to indoctrinate to children. Schools should be the very place where open debate and endless inquiries are encouraged.
Barry Palmer
Sep 18 2012: Negotiation skills.Oct 1 2012: General principals within Cognitve Behavior Therapy as applied to aid recovery from trama:
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Also would be interested in teaching processes that identify and utilise the various methods of engaging with people:
And to teach about (and make active use of - during teamworking) the various personality archetypes and how they clash and co-operate:
Would also have been good to understand how to practice many other life lessons in retrospective, but hey that's life!Oct 1 2012: Here is the answer - Super Fast track Education - specifically designed to fill in the gaps left by poor education systems (and I include in this nearly all westernised education even including higher/degree level - I have 3 kids been through it!)
It just needs funding - the course is derived from 'life experience' and will work - just 18 days to re-invent any normal 17 to 22 year old.
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JPOct 1 2012: One of the first responsibilty of a committed learner is to make sure that he or she does not depend solely on the school curriculum and teachers for education.
Education is meant to bring the vastness of knowledge to our awareness. So that we start from what we've been taught in the schools and then proceed to what we need to know to achieve our personal goals and visions.
No matter how good the instructions are in schools, real life will always be a different ball game; and you really learn about the approach that works for you (in your career) in real-life situations.
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Oct 1 2012: Teamwork.Oct 1 2012: wow, not a common thing for a teacher to react like that, that kid is probably a doodler, needing to do something else to concentrate. I've doodled all my school years. And reminds me of Capra's great scene in Mr Deeds goes to town
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Oct 1 2012: The kid was / is brilliant and doodling totally helped him. Others tried the same afterward, and I gave them all a chance, but not many could prove that they had multi-foci with doodling. Anyway, I tried to keep it under 10 minutes at a time, in the first place, my yapping.Oct 1 2012: Hi Geneviève,
+ 1 for Sex Ed. I've made myself a t-shirt saying "I went 18 years to school and never learned anything about sex". It is an important element in one's life, why do we have to learn it by ourselves, why is such a taboo? The first time I had sex I was clueless.
- Collaborative achievement (vs Individual performance). Unless a job doesn't involve contact with other people (but which one doesn't?), collaboration is crucial. Schools put the A students on a pedestal. That is in my book individual performance rewarded. Big mistake as once we start our professional life, success mainly depends on how you work well with others.
- Courage. Meaning to dare. Meaning be prepared for failure, which can lead to creativity. Sir Ken Robinson's speech on creativity is a big wake up call. Courage also means that children would learn to trust themselves better, even if they are not A students, which means there is a bigger chance they will find what they love and strive to do it. How many people are unhappy in their jobs because it is not a calling but only a way to put bread on the table? I know this very well because I've been in this situation.
Good question :-)
Oct 1 2012: Do you wear this shirt out? Lol!
I totally agree about the courage part. The whole staying in the box, colouring within the lines is a strange rule that comes about in teacher-directed classrooms, where not doing what the teacher says becomes an infraction. I think this is what discourages creative, lateral thinking.
Lots of times, listening to some instructions is just practical. But teachers shouldn't feel so insecure about their students' respect for them. Once, a student was sketching a bridge on his giant art pad, while I was explaining something completely unrelated and I took and held the pad away from him and asked him to tell me two things I said in the last 5 minutes. He did, with thoughtful, paraphrasing. I immediately returned the pad to him and said, "OK, continue, then!" That taught me :)Oct 1 2012: Reading back on the conversation's question, I see that I've basically complained that it's "too late" to have picked this stuff up in adulthood. Just to clarify, I am totally grateful to have learned anything at all, of course. And I suppose there is no guarantee that had there been a policy to teach The Most Important Things, that would've saved me (or us? or anyone?) from still having to cobble out our own path ourselves anyway. The school of Hard Knocks doesn't allow for dropouts...
In all cases, TED and these conversations have helped a load in applying the smarts that were(n't) there to begin with! :)
Once for a journal piece, I dug into why the most successful school models around the world were the way they were. These were measured by local, national and international standards. Admin from all over the world studied these models; the Gates Foundation consulted with them etc. Despite huge differences in culture, $ per pupil spent, private or public, which courses were taught, level of snazzy technology, amount of extra-curricular offered etc. the bottom line for the most successful schools and students was that they had seriously caring, qualified, talented, aware and inexhaustible activist teachers; teachers trained and impassioned enough to understand how to steer and tweak a curriculum to challenge and prepare students for life. The top system, for example, according to PISA, is Finland, where every teacher has a Master's degree, undergoes 5 years of training (in Canada it's 1); few classrooms use technology beyond blackboards; few schools have prom or extra curricular things; they don't have standardized tests. In their economy, upward mobility is still a reality for every upcoming generation.
Also: alcoholism and suicide among teachers are the highest there. Like the end of a love story...:/Sep 26 2012: How to view things from another persons perspective - live as a member of a community, not just an individual.
We all have a story that has made us who we are, sometimes when we relate to others with this in mind we can be more gracious and less easily offended. I think the world would be a different place if we were all taught (and actually grasped) that although we are unique and valuable beyond measure so is everyone else.
It's a good question and the responses are really thought provoking - thanks.Sep 25 2012: character building, anything else is easy to grasp or learn if you have that firm foundation of who you are.Sep 25 2012: After reading all these insightful replies here I ended up thinking that, in the end, people learn mostly from people. So, I wish I had greater teachers at school, who could listen, respect, guide (vs rule), change perspectives, who could express themselves more freely and creatively.
Spirituality is one subject I would like to be made official.Sep 24 2012: I don't think we yet understand the implications of introducing these ideas to children.
You can always learn anything you don't already know...that's the beauty of being human.Sep 21 2012: Social skills. How to deal with bad influence etc. self confidence. Schools should be more supportive of motivated students, instead of complaining on people not doing their work. And it should focus more individually on people. And not be to easy when students make bad decisions. that might damage their own studies.Sep 21 2012: Schools are starting to make the move to emphasizing the problem-solving, critical-thinking, and logic skills required in the "real world." States are starting to adopt a set of standards, Common Core Standards, that emphasize these skills. Public education is just beginning to move away from "teaching to the test" and testing fact recall and towards assessments that require higher-order thinking skills and require students to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding to written justification of their position/response. No more multiple choice!Sep 21 2012: Financial literacy (as in, understanding different types of investments), and a "big picture" understanding of statistics (as opposed to simply calculating variances and standard deviations, which are just numbers). Both subjects are important to everyday decisions, and if you can't figure out how they are, then that is a clear sign that you simply don't understand either of them. Incidentally, I actually learned the most about these two subjects on my own after I got my graduate degree, by self learning from books at the library, and by buying some video courses from "The Great Courses" website. Even though I studied statistics in high school and college, I think that what I learned in school only confused me more than it helped me. School usually teaches you only how to calculate numbers, not how to interpret or apply your results.Sep 21 2012: Financial literacy (as in, understanding different types of investments), and a "big picture" understanding of statistics (as opposed to simply calculating variances and standard deviations, which are just numbers). Both subjects are important to everyday decisions, and if you can't figure out how they are, then that is a clear sign that you simply don't understand either of them. Incidentally, I actually learned the most about these two subjects on my own after I got my graduate degree, by self learning from books at the library, and by buying some video courses from "The Great Courses" website. Even though I studied statistics in high school and college, I think that what I learned in school only confused me more than it helped me. School usually teaches you only how to calculate numbers, not how to interpret or apply your results.


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Posted 12 November 2012 - 15:31
Is it amazing enough to convert an iPhone 5 user like me who has a lot invested in apps? I like everything Windows 8 and the 920 does look super sweet. iOS just seems to be getting stale despite the amount of apps I've bought.
Posted 12 November 2012 - 15:44
For those in the EU/UK etc, It looks like Clove UK has listed the white Lumia 920 as going on sale tomorrow the 13th! Nothing yet for other colors, as for price it's 650Euros.
Posted 12 November 2012 - 15:51
I wonder how they're doing that because Phones4U have signed an exclusivity deal with Nokia and their SIM-free phones are locked to EE. Judging by the high price I wonder whether Clove are importing unlocked phones from outside the UK.
Posted 12 November 2012 - 16:05
It's not so much that it does things other smartphones don't (or can't) - although there are some very unique things that Nokia has done on the hardware front... but I would say its integration with services and social networking services is what sets it apart.
What does this do that other smart phones don't?
An honest question, as I don't own any smart phone.
Posted 12 November 2012 - 16:07
It's really impossible for anyone to answer this for you beyond what I've already said that its a pleasure to use, deeply integrated and hugely satisfying. iOS pales in comparison to how consistent, smooth and integrated wp8 is and android just doesn't have any consistency at all across its platform either. Android has some nifty card features, but I expect we will see those two.
What does this do that other smart phones don't?
An honest question, as I don't own any smart phone.
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Community Sanitation Overview:
Lime Village is located on the Stony River, 50 miles southeast of its junction with the Kuskokwim River. The village is 111 air miles south of McGrath, 137 air miles east of Aniak, and 185 air miles west of Anchorage. Lime Village is a Dena'ina Athabascan settlement practicing a subsistence lifestyle. Water is drawn from a community well, which supplies the washeteria. The washeteria facility provides drinking water, restroom, shower, and laundry facilities. There is no piped water service to homes in the community. The school and teacher housing were built with individual septic systems, but the school is no longer operational as the community's school aged population dropped below the minimum required. Other homes and buildings in the village are not fully plumbed and rely on pit privies. The washeteria is managed by the Lime Village Traditional Council.
RUBA Status & Activities This Qtr:
RUBA staff received a signed federal request for tax information on March 4,2013.
RUBA Activities for the Coming Qtr:
RUBA staff will continue to work with Lime Village staff, toward a goal of fulfilling all essential indicators on the RUBA assessment, as well as the sustainable indicators. Lime Village has agreed to sign and engage in a RUBA agreement, in order that RUBA staff can support this process through quarterly on-site visits.
Essential Indicators:
22 of 27
Sustainable Indicators:
16 of 27
Total Score:
38 of 54
Essential Indicators
All revenues and expenses for the utility are listed in the utility budget.
The utility has adopted a balanced realistic budget.
Monthly financial reports are prepared and submitted to the policy making board.
The utility is current in paying all water/wastewater electric bills.
The utility has on hand a year's adequate fuel supply or it has a financial plan to purchase an adequate supply.
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources) sufficient to cover operating expenses.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility is receiving revenues (user fees or other sources sufficient to cover operating expenses and Repair & Replacement (R) costs.
YTD revenues are at a level equal to or above those budgeted.
YTD expenditures are at a level equal to or below those budgeted.
A monthly manager's report is prepared.
Budget amendments are completed and adopted as necessary.
Finances Comments
The Lime Village Traditional Council is the governing body of the utility. During the on-site visit, RUBA staff worked with the tribal administrator to consolidate multiple grant-specific budgets into a single budget document for CY 13. This master budget separates utility enterprise revenues from grants income, allowing a clear financial picture of the community's resources and expenses. While residents are charged for tokens to use the washeteria laundry and shower facilities, the community subsidizes washeteria costs with monies from annual grants funding, particularly BIA funds. BIA grant monies contribute to village personnel expenses for the full-time tribal administrator, full-time public works/water operator, part-time janitor, part-time electrical utility operators, and occasional maintenance personnel - all of whom are involved in caring for city utilities. Lime Village does have a repair and maintenance account established for its water utility, also subsidized through grant funding; this has been sufficient to cover repairs and parts replacement. The washeteria functions as a community multi-use building, housing the tribal office and providing public computer use in the laundry area. Mail is sorted and distributed to open mailboxes in the washeteria, where community members pick it up. Fuel to heat the washeteria is purchased through Community Revenue Sharing funds; electricity is billed to the tribal office from the community owned electric utility. Token funds are used to pay for consumable supplies, such as toilet paper and cleaning supplies. The washeteria is regularly and meticulously cleaned by the janitor. Financial reports are given at regularly scheduled meetings of the Lime Village Traditional Council and utility management decisions are discussed by the council. Most recently, there has been substantial discussion of implementation of a collections policy for monies owed to the village electric utility. Fuel is readily available, with purchases as needed. Community Revenue Sharing funds are fully dedicated to community fuel costs. Because the Stony River does not allow barge access, fuel is transported by small plane from Sleetmute, 200 gallons at a time. The tribal administrator is implementing new tracking systems to more easily separate amounts of fuel used for the generators of the electric utility from fuel used for other purposes. The community is very aware of fuel expense and limited supply, and typically participates in fuel conservation measures (limited generator use, less heat use in the village office and washeteria) late in the winter season. Electricity is provided by Lime Village Electric Utility. This utility was managed for many years by Raven Consulting in McGrath; Lime Village Traditional Council has fully taken over management of the electric utility in 2012, due to the retirement of Raven personnel. The community is applying sound financial management principles to the management of their new electric utility. A customer invoicing system has been developed on QuickBooks and - when adopted - the Traditional Council will implement the collections policy by disconnecting the electricity of customers with substantial unpaid balances.
Accounting Systems
Essential Indicators
The utility has adopted a collection policy and actively follows it.
The utility bills customers on a regular basis.
An accounts receivable system is in place which tracks customers and reports past due accounts and amounts.
An accounts payable system is in place.
The payroll system correctly calculates payroll and keeps records.
A cash receipt system is in place that records incoming money and how it was spent.
The utility has a cash disbursement system that records how money was spent.
Sustainable Indicators
A chart of accounts is used that identifies categories in a reasonable, usable manner.
Monthly bank reconciliations have been completed for all utility accounts.
The utility has a purchasing system that requires approval prior to purchase, and the approval process compares proposed purchases to budgeted amounts.
Accounting Systems Comments
Lime Village has only recently taken on the invoicing and collections of accounts receivable for the electric utility. The washeteria operates on a pay-as-you-go system of token purchase. Evaluation of Lime Village utility financial systems will include the system design of the newly managed electric utility as an example of the community's management capacity. Lime Village's collections policy has not been enforced to the level of service disconnection, although this is now being discussed and considered. The tribal administrator and the council decided to enter as much previous account information as had been received from the prior manager of the utility, and sent back invoices to all customers for amounts owed. The major commercial clients of the electric utility paid these back balances in full and many residential customers are also making payments on amounts accrued during the management transition. The community is now current with billing, and - having just completed the first regular monthly billing cycle - is expecting most residential customers to either pay down their owed amounts or make payment arrangements with the utility. An indicator of 'yes' will be entered in the category of regular billing once the community has maintained a monthly billing cycle for three consecutive months. Lime Village uses QuickBooks for all its accounting - tribal grants, the electric utility, the water utility, and payroll. The tribal administrator attended RUBA QuickBooks training in late 2011, and is a regular user of the DCRA QuickBooks hotline for telephonic support. The payroll system is set up accurately, correctly calculating payroll taxes. Monthly statements of expenses are produced and balanced; the tribal administrator reconciles bank statements each month. Development of a consolidated CY13 budget document will allow this information to be entered, enabling the administrator to print out monthly reports which compare actual income and expenses to budgeted amounts. Oversight and controls for purchases are developed. Decision making related to disbursement in excess of anticipated amounts is brought to the Traditional Council for consideration.
Tax Problems
Essential Indicators
The utility has a system to accurately calculate, track, and report payroll tax liabilities.
The utility is current on filing tax reports.
The utility is current on making tax deposits.
If there are any past due tax liabilities or recorded tax liens, a lien release has been issued or a repayment agreement has been signed and repayments are current.
Tax Problems Comments
A signed Authorization to Request Federal Tax Information was sent to the IRS on March 4, 2013. Previous Tax information shows the tribe is compliant with federal tax filing, deposits and has no record of a lien. Tax clearance from the Alaska Department of Labor dated March 15, 2013 has been granted.
Personnel System
Essential Indicators
The utility has a posted workers compensation insurance policy in effect.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted and uses a Personnel Policy, which has been reviewed by an attorney, AML or Commerce for topics and language.
The utility has adequate written job descriptions for all positions.
The utility has adopted and follows a written personnel evaluation process that ties the job description to the evaluation.
The utility has an adequate written hiring process.
The utility has personnel folders on every employee that contain at least: I-9, Job Application and Letter of Acceptance.
The utility has a probationary period for new hires that includes orientation, job training/oversight, and evaluations.
The utility provides training opportunities to staff as needed and available.
Personnel System Comments
Lime Village has workers' compensation insurance with Alaska USA to October 2012. The community does not have a personnel policy or an employee handbook. The creation of a comprehensive personnel policy will be one of the priorities on the RUBA agreement and work plan with the community. Job descriptions are available for all positions, but need updating. In the past, the role of bookkeeper was a distinct job; the tribal administrator has taken over bookkeeping duties in the absence of available personnel for this position. Individual personnel folders contain all required information, including I-9s, job applications, and personnel actions. There is not an active, scheduled practice of regular employee evaluation and feedback. RUBA staff encouraged the development of once yearly formal employee evaluation to include both written and verbal feedback. Money has been budgeted for costs of employee travel to trainings, as well as council member attendance at state-wide conferences. The community places a high priority in offering ongoing support for its employees to attend training opportunities.
Organizational Management
Essential Indicators
The entity that owns the utility is known; the entity that will operate the utility is set.
The policy making body is active in policy making of the utility.
The policy making body enforces utility policy.
The utility has an adequately trained manager.
The utility has an adequately trained bookkeeper.
The utility has an adequately trained operator or operators.
The utility has adopted the necessary ordinances (or rules and regulations) necessary to give it the authority to operate.
Sustainable Indicators
The utility has adopted an organizational chart that reflects the current structure.
The policy making body meets as required.
The utility complies with the open meeting act for all meetings.
Organizational Management Comments
The Lime Village Traditional Council is adequately involved in discussion and shared decision making related to utility management. The council has not yet enforced collections procedures; the electric utility has only recently come under the management of the council. The public works manager and the tribal administrator collaborate to serve as utilities managers, with regular input from the maintenance crew. The tribal administrator, public works manager, and council members appear to maintain ample communication and positive relationships. The tribal administrator and public works manager both transmit utility information and issues to the council. In a community comprised of 29 residents, roles regularly cross over, with tribal staff often also sitting on council. As a Traditional Council, meetings where only tribal business is discussed are not subject to the Open Meetings Act. However, any council meeting with discussion regarding projects accessing state funds (Community Revenue Sharing, the Washeteria, etc.) is required to be open to the public and posted with reasonable notice. Currently, council meetings are not posted, although the tribal administrator notes that they are typically open to the public.
Operation of Utility
Essential Indicators
The utility operator(s) are actively working towards necessary certification.
The utility has a preventative maintenance plan developed for the existing sanitation facilities.
Sustainable Indicators
The manager receives a monthly O&M report from the utility operator and routinely "spot checks" the facilities to see that the maintenance items are being completed.
The utility has a safety manual and holds safety meetings.
Utility facilities have not suffered any major problems/outages due to management issues that are unresolved.
The utility is operating at the level of service that was proposed.
The operator provides status reports to the manager on a routine basis.
The utility has completed and distributed its "Consumer Confidence Report".
The utility is not on the "Significant Non-Complier" (SNC) list.
The utility maintains an inventory control list.
The utility maintains a critical spare parts list.
Operation of Utility Comments
The utility does not hold designated or documented safety meetings. Utility workers report informal discussions of safety issues; RUBA staff encouraged them to formalize and record these meetings. There have been no major outages of the utility due to managerial errors. The water operator was not able to provide RUBA staff with an inventory control list or a critical spare parts list. Both the water operator and the tribal administrator agree this is a wise idea; the remote location of this community makes it very difficult to obtain spare parts in a timely manner. The CY13 budget includes funding for critical spare parts to be kept on hand; the water operator will undertake the project of completing an inventory of materials and parts, as well as a prioritized list of critical spare parts. Lime Village does not filter or chemically treat its water. As a small, untreated water utility, certification for the water operator and a Consumer Confidence Report are not required. The community does voluntarily send out yearly water samples, to confirm that there are no contaminants. The water utility is not listed on the October 2012 Significant Non-Compiler List.
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We're excited to announce that the VIP packages are now available for the first leg of The Path Of Totality Tour! We've got some killer packages put together and a few special backstage experiences with the guys including: new album listening sessions with JD in his mobile studio, a head-to-head video game match with JD, and a drum lesson with Ray. You can even snag an exclusive tour-branded Ibanez guitar!
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Don't waste your vote if you care about crime
Published at 17:14, Monday, 12 November 2012
JUST a few more days folks, you can cut the atmosphere with a knife, the excitement is building, the whole of Cumbria is gripped, can you feel it?
Last week all eyes were on the US of A and whether they would back Barack, people here in the distant ancestral home of Mitt Romney stayed up all night to watch who would emerge victorious.
This week we get our turn at the ballot box, but will people be holding their breath for the result? Will they even vote?
In case the blaze of publicity, OK, maybe not a blaze, more of a smoulder, has passed you by, the country goes to the polls on Thursday.
You've put your voting card somewhere safe ready? You've chosen your candidate?
What? I hear many of you ask. An election already? Don't get too excited, you haven't got a chance here to tell the coalition what you think, you've got another three years before that one comes around.
This time, we are electing a PCC. No, not the Press Complaints Commission, this is a completely different three letter acronym (or TLA), an impressive sounding "Police and Crime Commissioner".
In what has possibly been the worst communicated change to the way our police forces operate since Robert Peel set his first foot forward on to the beat, we get to choose who heads up the Cumbrian force.
This new commissioner will replace the authority that currently oversees running of our police force, set budget limits, "hire and fire Chief Constables" and pocket the £64k salary in return.
All four candidates were in Barrow for a public debate last Tuesday – around 80 people turned up to quiz them, which, considering this was the only public meeting of the four in the south of the county is a little bit worrying.
I've spoken to people who don't know anything about it, others who don't understand anything about it and a larger group of people who simply couldn't care less.
So we have two problems – a disastrous PR exercise from the government to engage or inform the public and a bad case of voter apathy.
With crime levels being a popular topic among UK voters, the country seems to have gone colder than I can remember over an election here.
If you are bothered about crime and policing, use your vote, you've got a few days left to choose your candidate – I'll declare my own purdah here and refrain from recommending any particular candidate, there's one from each of the main parties and an independent, so somebody for everyone, take your pick!
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This will bring politics into the heart of the police. Just look at the candidates they are already following party lines with the Tory candidate blaming labour for the economy and scale of cuts. If one MP can't represent the many diverse communities in Cumbria then how can one PCC.
Also the members of the police authorities will in the most part form the Crime and Disorder Panels which will scrutinise the PCC. So all that changes is that we spend more money and introduce another layer of politicians.
Crime levels... a popular topic among UK voters... I call twaddle Mr McSweeney. Rather crime is assumed to be a popular topic by political types which is rather odd as these commissars, sorry commissioners, are supposed to be 'party bias free'. Clearly there is a lot of pork pie consumed in political circles.