The Best Schools Produce the Dumbest Individuals...

[teverton1]

[amdezurik]

1. OK, no need to keep spamming this stuff

we get that you don't like school...

[aikoaiko]

5. interestingly, you and I agree

[YvonneCa]

15. Public school...

...more spam:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4625100

[KamaAina]

2. George W. Bush, Yale '68

Q.E.D.

Signed,
K-A
Y'85, cum laude (which Boosh can't even spell, let alone achieve :dunce: )

[amdezurik]

16. or pronounce...

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Yeah, too many schools look down on independent thought.

The act of plagiarism, for example.

[Fumesucker]

6. Compulsory education ends after high school..

The cartoon is about primary and secondary school, not colleges or universities.

And independent thought in primary and secondary school will get you in hot water very quickly.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. Those poor, poor students.

http://www.school-survival.net/articles/school/Why_school_sucks.php

[Fumesucker]

10. I gather then that you think our primary and secondary schools do a good job

Of teaching independent thinking?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

11. I think a lot of people whine about independent thinking...

when really they're just lazy thinkers.

[Fumesucker]

18. The "follow the herd" mentality is rampant among humans..

There is a Japanese aphorism, the nail that sticks up gets hammered down.

Pretty much what a great deal of schooling is all about.

I'm one of those people who has a hard time just memorizing stuff, if I understand something I remember it very well, rote memorization just doesn't work for me.

I doubt I'm alone in this.

Ever read "Lies My Teacher Told Me"?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

21. There's no such thing as "independent algebra."

[originalpckelly]

24. Most what I've learned in my life was learned in a library, not a classroom.

I think students should be able to work independently in a library situation the full day, with very little regimented instruction. I think encouraging one's curiosity is the only way to produce the kind of individuals society needs.

[amdezurik]

17. such as it has always been

and if you think it is any better in private schools, you are sadly mistaken. I just think his target is a bit mushly, he seems to be blaming the teachers instead of the parents and local school boards who deseve it IMHO.

[Fumesucker]

19. Public or private, compulsory education is compulsory education..

Obviously schools and teachers differ and some are far more inclined to teach via rote memorization than others, this is true both in private and public schools.

Where I live we have a great many private schools, the great majority of which are "Christian Academies", very little independent thinking goes on in those places as a general rule.

[cali]

22. it's a broad brush but it does make a point

and of course not all schools, public or private are that way. My son's schools were dinky village Vermont schools and there was a lot of respect for individual expression and opinion. In his HS sophmore history class, "A Peoples' History" was required reading.

[YOY]

4. How many of these are you going to post?

n/t

[ipfilter]

8. Is this a Chick Tract? nt

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

12. Unlikely. They would probably support the schools.

As much as I agree with the poster that our educational system is a wreck, I think that's enough for today. Next time consolidate the comics so we can have a discussion in one place without spamming up the board.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

13. You facist!

Why are you opressing independent threads?

[LostinVA]

9. Spamming is against DU rules

School teaches you to read and follow instructions, you know.

[pleah]

14. I sent this one to my son.

I thought it was pretty good.

[Freddie Stubbs]

20. How does teaching math, chemestry, and physics cause people to uphold the status quo?

:shrug:

[originalpckelly]

23. Even in IB-X physics (most advanced physics at HS level in Denver), the kids were robots.

I was put in there because there were to few AP kids in interested in physics. I've never met more individuals who were totally devoid of original thought in my existence. They were so filled full of information, they could tell you what happened on a particular date in history, but they never were capable of thinking about that date and what it really meant. The whole educational system of this country is based upon knowing facts, not how to independently analyze those facts to determine what information really means. There is very little use in knowing the rules of English grammar perfectly, if what you write is devoid of actual thought.

[Freddie Stubbs]

25. What does that have to do with physics?

:shrug:

[Bill McBlueState]

26. think about this, though

You seem to want people to be able to "independently analyze those facts to determine what information really means." Note that if you're going to independently analyze the facts, you first need to acquire an excellent understanding of the facts.

On all sorts of topics, too many people like to jump right into the analysis without first working hard on the understanding.