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Good on you and your

Red Planet — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:27:21 +0000

In reply to What a wonderful story. I'm

Good on you and your daughter, Oxy Mora.

Twain? They're teaching her

Rootman — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:43:18 +0000

In reply to Reinventing the (Discourse) Wheel

Twain? They're teaching her in American lit now?

Philosophy Sucks and

Elusive Trope — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:36:41 +0000

In reply to You don't know nothing 'til

Philosophy Sucks and Blows.

And the disease of anti-intellectualism weaves itself deeper into the fabric of society. Just when I starting to feel a bit of optimism.

First, i was speaking of the

Elusive Trope — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 05:27:08 +0000

In reply to the K-12 level as well. As

First, i was speaking of the educational system, not the kids themselves.

Second, as if you know anything about what my expectations were as a kid.

Third, knowledge does not gain validity simply because it is old, nor should one disregard knowledge simply because it is old. Buddha has some pretty good insights that today's kids would benefit from, and they're like 1500 years old.

And fourth, my job puts me in working conditions with educators and others working with the K-12 crowd to develop innovations and support systems to help kids not just succeed academically, but navigate and deal with the demands that life throws at them both inside and outside the classroom. So, while just like everybody else (including you), I don't know everything, but I do know something.

the K-12 level as well. As

bwakfat — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:10:43 +0000

In reply to One won't get an argument

the K-12 level as well.

As if you know anything about it.

Todays early learners have much higher expectations then you did. With reason. It's a problem not easily dealt with using 20 or 200-year-old knowledge. These ain't your grandpa's K-12 learners.

You don't know nothing 'til

bwakfat — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:05:25 +0000

In reply to OK. OK. I'll go along with

You don't know nothing 'til you've studied semantics.

Philosophy Sucks and Blows.

What a wonderful story. I'm

Oxy Mora — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 03:30:50 +0000

In reply to "...what civilization does

What a wonderful story.

I'm happy to say that in a Mayberry town in Missouri my many grandchildren have each been in choir and band for their entire Jr. high and High school years. And my daughter physically sewed most of the band uniforms and held benefits to raise money. So it's still out there, but scarce. And for that I can even excuse my daughter for being a culture voter.

Thanks for the response and

Elusive Trope — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:43:18 +0000

In reply to Personally, I'm not debating

Thanks for the response and the optimism. As I mentioned elsewhere, my mood at the time I wrote this blog was in a negative place and I chose to go with an momentary impression. I agree there has been progress in the ways you mentioned above. All is not dire and doom.

One won't get an argument

Elusive Trope — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:19:47 +0000

In reply to If only it were so. In 1970 I

One won't get an argument from me that the theory into practice has broken down not only in our colleges and universities but the K-12 level as well.

Great story, though.

OK. OK. I'll go along with

LarryH — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:09:19 +0000

In reply to Yeah, that's why the sciences

OK. OK. I'll go along with Michelson and Morley on the aether stuff but phlogiston? Come on. I saw an informercial on that. I think it was for the George Forman grill or something but it is definitely real.