Interesting thoughts. Updating education seems to be an incredibly daunting task especially at this point in our history. Because we face an overwhelming civil divide between right and left values, how do we update our education system without imposing an ideological agenda that biases the curriculum to the right or the left ... which re…
Interesting thoughts. Updating education seems to be an incredibly daunting task especially at this point in our history. Because we face an overwhelming civil divide between right and left values, how do we update our education system without imposing an ideological agenda that biases the curriculum to the right or the left ... which really is the thing that breeds the fear I think you're talking about. How does the updating process teach critical thought skills so that the best teachers are rewarded for helping kids discern the difference between truth and opinion? Or good from evil? Or liberty from license? And inspire kids with an understanding of rights that come with exceptionally profound responsibilities? It seems without these things, I believe the future of education will be ideological training mills.
Sounds good! Maybe a little Dostoevsky and Solzhenitsyn to remind students the horrifying dangers of an ever imposing socialism can justify just about anything to achieve its ideological objectives.
Interesting thoughts. Updating education seems to be an incredibly daunting task especially at this point in our history. Because we face an overwhelming civil divide between right and left values, how do we update our education system without imposing an ideological agenda that biases the curriculum to the right or the left ... which really is the thing that breeds the fear I think you're talking about. How does the updating process teach critical thought skills so that the best teachers are rewarded for helping kids discern the difference between truth and opinion? Or good from evil? Or liberty from license? And inspire kids with an understanding of rights that come with exceptionally profound responsibilities? It seems without these things, I believe the future of education will be ideological training mills.
Here's a start: teach Shakespeare. All Shakespeare. Only Shakespeare. That'll about cover it.
Sounds good! Maybe a little Dostoevsky and Solzhenitsyn to remind students the horrifying dangers of an ever imposing socialism can justify just about anything to achieve its ideological objectives.