Mind's Eye Re: Some Education

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On Apr 15, 8:55 am, Æzen <ae...@msn.com> wrote:
> You may be interested in reading the article from which I have taken the
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> "[...] The truly educated become conscious. They become self-aware. They do
> not lie to themselves. They do not pretend that fraud is moral or that
> corporate greed is good. They do not claim that the demands of the
> marketplace can morally justify the hunger of children or denial of medical
> care to the sick. They do not throw 6 million families from their homes as
> the cost of doing business. Thought is a dialogue with one's inner self.
> Those who think ask questions, questions those in authority do not want
> asked. They remember who we are, where we come from and where we should go.
> They remain eternally skeptical and distrustful of power. And they know
> that this moral independence is the only protection from the radical evil
> that results from collective unconsciousness. The capacity to think is the
> only bulwark against any centralized authority that seeks to impose
> mindless obedience. There is a huge difference, as Socrates understood,
> between teaching people what to think and teaching them how to think. Those
> who are endowed with a moral conscience refuse to commit crimes, even those
> sanctioned by the corporate state, because they do not in the end want to
> live with criminals—themselves.
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> "It is better to be at odds with the whole world than, being one, to be at
> odds with myself," Socrates said. [...]"www.truthdig.com/report/item/why_the_united_states_is_destroying_her_...
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> On Thursday, 12 April 2012 15:43:55 UTC+1, pol.science kid wrote:
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> > Recently, i was part of some filed work in a village ... we were
> > looking into primary education there.... well.. while doing the
> > report.. i thought i couldnt really understand education.. clearly
> > what works for the city kids wouldnt work for those in the rural
> > side..most of them do think theyre wasting their time...teachers hate
> > the kids kids hate the teachers..everyone is bitching... the situation
> > is pretty bad.. those who can do get out.. actually primary education
> > in my country is pretty beat up... now in know most of you are from
> > the 'West'.. Sounds weird when i say it like that.. we're frequently
> > told that primary education in the west is quite o.k. .... in fact
> > good.. What do you guys think?.. Also... how do you define
> > education..i almost hate the term by now.. get to hear it so much with
> > people having no idea of what they mean.... what do you think..?