Comments on: The Great American Education Hoax http://guidoworld.com/blog/the-great-american-education-hoax/ everything you thought of, but were too smart to say Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:44:19 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ellen http://guidoworld.com/blog/the-great-american-education-hoax/comment-page-1/#comment-7892 Ellen Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:31:28 +0000 http://guidoworld.com/?p=1265#comment-7892 Looks like they are dropping the educational system all over the flippin world...hmmmm....must be a conspiracy... I find it pretty strange and ironic that the government would now rally up and state that because of the technological advancement we the younger generation need to be equipped with more knowledge when they are *gasp* watering down the use-to-be good system....maybe they feel we are kinda simple and need simpler knowledge...dont know...maybe they want to keep us dummified to keep control...if knowledge is power....*thinks* idk....Governments all over the world serve their purpose but most times they just irk the high-hell outta me! Looks like they are dropping the educational system all over the flippin world…hmmmm….must be a conspiracy… I find it pretty strange and ironic that the government would now rally up and state that because of the technological advancement we the younger generation need to be equipped with more knowledge when they are *gasp* watering down the use-to-be good system….maybe they feel we are kinda simple and need simpler knowledge…dont know…maybe they want to keep us dummified to keep control…if knowledge is power….*thinks* idk….Governments all over the world serve their purpose but most times they just irk the high-hell outta me!

]]> By: gls http://guidoworld.com/blog/the-great-american-education-hoax/comment-page-1/#comment-7868 gls Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:06:00 +0000 http://guidoworld.com/?p=1265#comment-7868 You write, <blockquote>When you read the history of the public school system and the writing’s of many of its founders you find that public education was designed to be more often about indoctrination into the political/economic world of US society than about maximizing the intellectual possibilities and skill base of each citizen.</blockquote> It's an intriguing notion. I'd like to see what primary sources you have in mind. You write,

When you read the history of the public school system and the writing’s of many of its founders you find that public education was designed to be more often about indoctrination into the political/economic world of US society than about maximizing the intellectual possibilities and skill base of each citizen.

It’s an intriguing notion. I’d like to see what primary sources you have in mind.

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