[lbo-talk] Re: Ends and Odds

BklynMagus magcomm at ix.netcom.com
Tue Jul 20 12:11:08 PDT 2004


Dear List:

Chuck asks:


> In other words, you don't favor any form of fundamental social change?

I do not believe that anyone is saying that they are against fundamental social change.

It just seems that for some people schools are a positive experience and for some it is not. Maybe a better society would allow for people to pursue learning in ways that are appropriate to them and not penalize them for the approach they take.

For me school was great. I acquired a love of learning that is still with me today.

For my husband, school was the exact opposite experience, and he turned out the smartest of the two of us. I think the problem that must be addressed is the automatic assumption that a degree signifies intelligence/competence. All a degree means is that the person mastered the art of jumping through a particular set of academic hoops. Changing this paradigm would be a fundamental social change for the better.

Brian Dauth Queer Buddhist Resister



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