Comments on: Not a Business http://grlucas.net/2009/11/20/not-a-business/ English Professor, New Media Specialist Fri, 18 May 2012 09:44:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: grlucas http://grlucas.net/2009/11/20/not-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-679 grlucas Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:45:56 +0000 http://grlucas.net/?p=2542#comment-679 I know it seems to make sense in a country where the corporation is king to run everything that way. Maybe you're right; most of the bureaucrats and politicians in my state seem to agree. I would argue that the companies you mention are atypical of corporate America, however. I know it seems to make sense in a country where the corporation is king to run everything that way. Maybe you’re right; most of the bureaucrats and politicians in my state seem to agree. I would argue that the companies you mention are atypical of corporate America, however.

]]> By: John Andrew Williams http://grlucas.net/2009/11/20/not-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-669 John Andrew Williams Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:21:01 +0000 http://grlucas.net/?p=2542#comment-669 I can see how business gets a bad name, especially when deals go south and threaten to sink economies. However, the high school system, based on the assembly-line, and the University system, based on the guilds of the Middle Ages, are both rooted in business systems. So say that education is not a business very much misses much of its history - not to mention advancements in knowledge and innovation that come from the business sector. Whether or not business cuts off possibilities or enhances them is debatable. Just look at Twitter, Facebook, Google, or Apple. All businesses pushing the envelop that are changing the face of education. I was an educator - a high school Latin teacher - who saw first hand how well a school can run when it is run like a business. I can see how business gets a bad name, especially when deals go south and threaten to sink economies.

However, the high school system, based on the assembly-line, and the University system, based on the guilds of the Middle Ages, are both rooted in business systems. So say that education is not a business very much misses much of its history – not to mention advancements in knowledge and innovation that come from the business sector.

Whether or not business cuts off possibilities or enhances them is debatable. Just look at Twitter, Facebook, Google, or Apple. All businesses pushing the envelop that are changing the face of education.

I was an educator – a high school Latin teacher – who saw first hand how well a school can run when it is run like a business.

]]> By: Mike Bankston http://grlucas.net/2009/11/20/not-a-business/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Mike Bankston Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:49:57 +0000 http://grlucas.net/?p=2542#comment-658 Nice points! When I answered the call to the ministry, it was vitally important that there be a line drawn between business and church. Just as you stated, "Business is done there but.." Culturally, we are subjected everyday to people who choose to corrupt institutions in order to obtain a buck. Business is not a bad thing, but I follow the logic of rendering to Ceaser what is Ceasers and keeping intact the integrity of the church, college, or whatever institution that has a higher calling than money. Money isn't an evil but it does mightily contribute to the formation of it. Nice points! When I answered the call to the ministry, it was vitally important that there be a line drawn between business and church. Just as you stated, “Business is done there but..” Culturally, we are subjected everyday to people who choose to corrupt institutions in order to obtain a buck. Business is not a bad thing, but I follow the logic of rendering to Ceaser what is Ceasers and keeping intact the integrity of the church, college, or whatever institution that has a higher calling than money. Money isn’t an evil but it does mightily contribute to the formation of it.

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