Truth is greatest ally of power. It matters little if the “truth” is actually
true. It is the pronouncement. And
the pronouncement implies justification.
And with the justification in hand, power can exact any remedies it
deems correct.
When we say the "truth" is actually true. This implies truth transcends the norms of what we all think it to be. This leads us to the notion of
Political truth. A proposition, usually in politics, for which there is no supportable evidence, but one that could be true. It just isn’t, but is supporters are often successful in convincing others of its truth. Demagoguery is a also close relative of this type of truth. Another type of political truth involves a governing body simply to declare some proposition to be true; no further examination is required, wanted, and in fact must be discouraged. For example, the Indiana legislature some many decades ago voted that p should be 3, not the value 3.14159… it actually is. Stalin decreed the Lysenko rejection Mendelian genetics in favor of the s theories of the heritability of acquired characteristics to be true. Currently, the current climatic changes so very much studied are the results of anthropogenic causes has been declared true – the science closed. Governments traditionally endorse political truths owing to the power and simplicity the word “truth” confers upon any proposition. It permits the allocation of resources without restriction or justification, toward their end.
It seems to me that SARA (State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement ) is an effort to create regulatory boards on the basis of a few if not a single anecdote (Missouri). Missouri, it seems, charges a big premium for online courses. So be it. Who will take them given a munificence of alternatives. It seems to be both required and voluntary. Currently, if a student in WI attends a campus on NY, there is no such reciprocity required. Accreditation certification works nationally. But somehow, when a student takes a course outside his/her home state BUT remains at home, this requires regulation. All this amounts to a regulatory board created with inherent contradictions and conflicts within the broad scope of higher education. It is new regulation in anticipation of needed(?) regulation. Regulations chasing after regulations is a spiral from which recovery may be difficult.
When we say the "truth" is actually true. This implies truth transcends the norms of what we all think it to be. This leads us to the notion of
Political truth. A proposition, usually in politics, for which there is no supportable evidence, but one that could be true. It just isn’t, but is supporters are often successful in convincing others of its truth. Demagoguery is a also close relative of this type of truth. Another type of political truth involves a governing body simply to declare some proposition to be true; no further examination is required, wanted, and in fact must be discouraged. For example, the Indiana legislature some many decades ago voted that p should be 3, not the value 3.14159… it actually is. Stalin decreed the Lysenko rejection Mendelian genetics in favor of the s theories of the heritability of acquired characteristics to be true. Currently, the current climatic changes so very much studied are the results of anthropogenic causes has been declared true – the science closed. Governments traditionally endorse political truths owing to the power and simplicity the word “truth” confers upon any proposition. It permits the allocation of resources without restriction or justification, toward their end.
It seems to me that SARA (State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement ) is an effort to create regulatory boards on the basis of a few if not a single anecdote (Missouri). Missouri, it seems, charges a big premium for online courses. So be it. Who will take them given a munificence of alternatives. It seems to be both required and voluntary. Currently, if a student in WI attends a campus on NY, there is no such reciprocity required. Accreditation certification works nationally. But somehow, when a student takes a course outside his/her home state BUT remains at home, this requires regulation. All this amounts to a regulatory board created with inherent contradictions and conflicts within the broad scope of higher education. It is new regulation in anticipation of needed(?) regulation. Regulations chasing after regulations is a spiral from which recovery may be difficult.
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