Re: Mind's Eye Re: Some Education

Science... inclusive of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry n Biology.

On Apr 17, 12:01 am, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> " ... what to teach the younger generation..."
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> History, in truth. Science. Literature.
> Art. Sports.
> Current Political and Socio-Economic Issues.
> & Computers... www.
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> On Apr 16, 9:42 pm, "pol.science kid" <r.freeb...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Umm.. I dont know if Aezen is now a part of the group or not but ill still
> > reply to him... even we in our country face a similar problem, of this
> > robotic teaching... senseless rote learning. But i am really dissappointed
> > with our syllabus change our school board did.. i think in trying to make
> > stuff easier.. they are giving the people trash..i mean it.. i can
> > confidently say.. I did not learn anything in school .. it was only after
> > going to college that i began to think about stuff.. and it came like a
> > bullet train.. and i was thinking.. what crap were they feeding me in
> > school. The thing is.. not making the curriculum easy.. but giving time to
> > the essential things...I cant think of alternative ways...I think it'll
> > always be controversial ..what to teach the younger generation.. I think..
> > what worked for me in college was that i got a lot of my own time..
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> > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 9:09 PM, pol.science kid <r.freeb...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> > > Hey the link worked for me...
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> > > On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 8:13 PM, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > >> 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 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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> > >> > > 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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