And I don't mean that in a 'selfish' or hedonistic way.
I mean don't let others do your observing, learning, thinking, and doing for you. And don't do that to others.
Those two sentences in a nutshell are I think the most important lessons one can ever impart on one's kids, or future generations for that matter. Being able to do those things objectively, rationally and humanely; as well as directing it towards positive ends, are the bests chances that society has a whole for surviving, thriving, and evolving in a positive way.
Okay, enough of the liberalish happy talk.
The best place to encourage that in kids, is in their education.
That being said, look at this quote to get a sense of where that is heading - at least in this country -
All children should have access to a good public school. And public schools should be run by officials who answer to the voters. Gates, Broad, and Walton answer to no one. Tax payers still fund more than 99 percent of the cost of K–12 education. Private foundations should not be setting public policy for them. Private money should not be producing what amounts to false advertising for a faulty product. The imperious overreaching of the Big Three undermines democracy just as surely as it damages public education.
It never fails to amaze me how often times, things that fuck up society, often times are not individuals, but rather non-individual entities, like corporations. Or in this case, institutions like those referred to above.
Anyways, read it here - http://dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=3781, as well as here - http://www.prwatch.org/node/9917.
While I don't have all the answers, one has to start somewhere. I figure the best place is observing and understanding where our educational future is going.
I have to say, right now, it doesn't look good.
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