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CK_John

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12. Two problems, first you assume the school system is about education.

Reply to coalition_unwilling (Original post)

Sat Aug 18, 2012, 06:20 PM

Aug 2012

It is nothing but a way to turn out a qualified labor force and currently we not longer need a labor force.

Two, you assume the elected ones are interested in the "students" and their right to be stupid. No, they are just covering their ass so the feds don't cut off their funds due to low test scores.

Going to school is required, getting educated is for my kid not yours.

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You've Got to Show Me: The (New) Epistemological Crisis [View all] coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 OP

Thanks for this and well done. Kudos. Some comments, off the top - pinto Aug 2012 #1

Thank you so much for your considered response. I agree that 'anarchy' may coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #2

Glad to respond. Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment and Conclusion include pinto Aug 2012 #3

9-11 was not at all the intent of my essay. But it was observing the 9-11 Truth Movement coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #4

Ah, got it. pinto Aug 2012 #5

Very thought provoking and unfortunately, an accurate account of the state of humanity. lindysalsagal Aug 2012 #6

"The need for compassion right now outweighs the need for truth" - Both are coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #9

Great post MyshkinCommaPrince Aug 2012 #7

I wonder if you might be thinking of Alvin Toffler's idea of 'Future Shock' which coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #10

There will be changes, certainly muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 #8

An excellent response (and a future I hope readily comes to pass!). Just out of curiosity, what coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #11

Missouri's constiution amendment is very bad - a sneak move by creationists muriel_volestrangler Aug 2012 #14

'Darwin made it up' - I mean, you really can't make shit like that up :) As usual, an awesome coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #15

Two problems, first you assume the school system is about education. CK_John Aug 2012 #12

Hmm, I'm not sure I ever explicity made either assumption here. But I share coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #13

Somehow the will to remain ignorant is over shadowed by truth no matter how long it takes. nanabugg Aug 2012 #16

I never thought I would find myself citing that war criminal Rumsfeld, but his coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #17

Man, I hate to beat a dead horse, but not one day after I posted this, along comes coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #18

Oh, so you're the one responsible for Akin pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #19

ROTFLMAO - Thanks, I needed that! Alma and I are coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #20