Re: Mind's Eye Re: Some Education

When I switched to the new google groups, the link worked. didn't
work when I switched back. I suppose I will have to switch for good
eventually.

On Apr 16, 11:39 am, "pol.science kid" <r.freeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey the link worked for me...
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> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 8:13 PM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm not sure aezen is functional Molly.
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> > On Apr 16, 12:50 pm, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > This link is not functional.
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> > > On Apr 15, 8:55 am, Æzen <ae...@msn.com> wrote:
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> > > > You may be interested in reading the article from which I have taken
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> > > > following excerpt:
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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
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> > > > 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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> > > > Advertisement
> > > > "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..?
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> EverComing

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