During my thirteen years in public education (I spent two years in seventh grade), I was at best an average student. I didn't apply myself because I resented being told what I had to learn. I preferred to pursue my own interests such as writing and reading fiction. I didn't care what the inside of a frog looked like, how to say "girl" in Latin, or knowing the 1948 gross national product of Spain. When I got to college, I learned a lot of useless stuff under the false belief that an impressive college transcript would somehow accrue to my benefit. As they say, live and learn.
Thornton P. Knowles
Thornton P. Knowles
On his WHAT school education?????
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ReplyDeleteNow don't split hairs, folks! Seriously, though, Thornton makes a good point about the validity of education. i suspect deep down it's just a state-run baby-sitting service kept going in connivance with parents.
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