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The post that was quoted here has been removedIt's a difficult problem. On the one hand one cannot recognise qualifications which are based on teaching of incorrect theories. On the other hand one does not want to refuse access to education to gifted individuals unfortunate enough to have had this crap imposed on them.
Originally posted by DeepThoughtIts a question of what is being recognized and why. Does the recognition imply the students have prerequisite skills for a given university course? Does the recognition imply the student is a good learner and can do better at university than other students without qualifications?
It's a difficult problem. On the one hand one cannot recognise qualifications which are based on teaching of incorrect theories. On the other hand one does not want to refuse access to education to gifted individuals unfortunate enough to have had this crap imposed on them.
The post that was quoted here has been removedI had a similar experience, having attended the First Lutheran School in El Monte, California from 1 to 8 th grade.
The post that was quoted here has been removedNo school should be permitted to teach ACE.
Originally posted by DeepThoughtYou can help gifted individuals without accepting that ACE is a valid
It's a difficult problem. On the one hand one cannot recognise qualifications which are based on teaching of incorrect theories. On the other hand one does not want to refuse access to education to gifted individuals unfortunate enough to have had this crap imposed on them.
Originally posted by googlefudgeIf the parents are so stupid as to believe men walked with dinosaurs, they probably would send their kids to those Christian fundie schools anyway. They wouldn't let such a minor detail as accreditation issues be an impediment to the one TRUE education. "Those kids don't need anything more than 8th grade education anyway''.....
You can help gifted individuals without accepting that ACE is a valid
qualification.
And in the big picture, by not accepting it as a valid qualification you
provide a strong incentive for parents not to send their kids to schools
that teach it. As they will leave with no recognised qualifications.
[Personally I wouldn't permit any schools to t ...[text shortened]... ducation to teach you all the stuff
it missed out or lied to you about". Which is nonsensical.
The post that was quoted here has been removedI think googlefudge has a point that recognizing a qualification, or refusing to do so, may have an effect on the desirability of these schools. I think the solution might be to partially recognize them ie the university could officially state that the qualification is recognized for certain subjects but not for science.
The post that was quoted here has been removedHe is not saying the ACE should be rejected as worthless, he is saying it should not be given any official recognition. Similarly, if a soviet student has a qualification based on a history course which contained significant amounts of false history, then that qualification should not be recognized - even if the student in question is perfectly capable of being a good scientist, or a good historian.