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Sunday, September 9, 2012

UPDATE: Clueless Citizens are Good For PWCS « PWC Education Reform Blog

Clueless Citizens are Good For PWCS « PWC Education Reform Blog:


Accentuating the Postivie or Misleading the Public?

Most of us who have ever worked for a private business have experience in trying to highlight the things we do well.  A restaurant with an extensive wine list will emphasize the variety of wines they offer in adverts, and maybe not mention that they don’t serve dessert.   A business that’s received awards for processing the greatest volume of home mortgages won’t mention how many of their mortgages ended up in foreclosure. A weight loss company will advertise that they have the greatest numbers of customers reach their goal weight of all the national weight loss programs.  They just won’t mention that it’s only 5% of their customers.
Business people know that highlighting what you do well attracts new customers and brings old customers back.
But what about government entities, like the police, fire and rescue, or public schools?   Government entities exist to 


Clueless Citizens are Good For PWCS