| For anyone who is truly interested in this subject and has extra time on their hands James W. Loewen - "Lies My Teacher Told Me" Not only points out the flaws and lies that our textbooks teach..but also on how it basically ommits any radical thinking and true education...I had thought one time..you graduate from college...in the graduating speech they might say something about you being educated..your grandparents might say there glad your educated now...and so on even to your nextdoor neighbor..but how true is this cliche statement? Yes if your an accountant or C.P.A. Im sure you could add or subtract numbers in my head but could you tell me that there had accidently been 2 atomic bombs (unexploded) dropped in the Carolina's..(btw:1 recovered and the second the government bought all the land in a proximity around it and its about 150 feet down last i heard). Just because you go to college doesnt mean you are educated..I would be surprised to find anyone on Wallstreet who could quote anything that Sir Thomas Moore said in "Utopia". Having an education is not only knowing how to make it through everyday life but also knowing a vast ammount of the past and being able to draw logical conclusions about the future. This simply isnt taught in our schools anymore. If anyone does make it through the 12-step brainwashing program that is practically mandatory to fit into or be successeful in society and is a freethinker I applaud they and would love to shake their hands..Im only 15 and now homeschooled as of this year (10th grade)..all i do all day is read arundhati roy essays, zinn, chomsky, and so on and so on...Do you think this makes for a better education or less of one? I would say it depends on the society.. what are your thoughts? |