On Jan 28, 2011, at 1:04 PM, c b wrote:
> I still think the ruling class doesn't want tens of millions of
> "analytical" and critical thinkers. They especially don't want a lot
> of critical thinkers. They remember well that many of the activists
> of the "60's" reform movements were students, critically thinking
> students. So, the state of education described by Doug above is not
> an accident.
I think you've got a point. Which is a way of saying that this situation matters a lot, and shouldn't be dismissed out of some faux populism.
Doug