tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post7529662147919797615..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Partial HappinessGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-30908699811545008592012-04-20T20:08:56.687-06:002012-04-20T20:08:56.687-06:00Quite true, and for both philosophical reasons on ...Quite true, and for both philosophical reasons on the part of the people running such schools and because of state regulations governing even the nominally private schools.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-68587270802119545142012-04-20T08:39:32.257-06:002012-04-20T08:39:32.257-06:00Another issue is how the public school system has ...Another issue is how the public school system has reduced options for both educators and students - not just directly because of the cost. I found this out when searching for a school for my son; many of the private schools these days seem to be clones of the public schools. So your hypothetical math instructor has even fewer options.Steve Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-13343787406611683332012-04-19T19:29:30.807-06:002012-04-19T19:29:30.807-06:00One issue here, though, is whether someone really ...One issue here, though, is whether someone really CAN pursue his passion AS a career. Were I passionate about math instruction at the high school level, but not quite good enough to obtain employment as an instructor in one of the relatively few private schools that exist relative to what would in a free economy, I might be out of luck, unless I found a way to do this, say, as a tutor. The author I pointed to has other examples within the public school system, although the kinds of issues he brings up makes me doubt I could find working in public schools to be tolerable under any circumstances.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-18213763670601043092012-04-19T07:49:56.023-06:002012-04-19T07:49:56.023-06:00It depends upon how much happiness the pursuit of ...It depends upon how much happiness the pursuit of your highest passion brings. While it may not be productive per se, it has the potential for a big payoff.Steve Dnoreply@blogger.com