tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post967001538727378618..comments2023-08-23T08:27:08.039-04:00Comments on UU A Way Of Life: Going back to school raises the question “What is schooling for?”David G. Markhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-42096189133305911862014-09-15T09:57:47.200-04:002014-09-15T09:57:47.200-04:00You raise an interesting question of why governmen...You raise an interesting question of why government schooling is compulsory. I have never thought about it before. I don't think most people question it. Seems like we're David Foster Wallace's fish in water who ask, "What's water?"August Cintrinonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-34674452914388299352014-09-14T17:14:53.346-04:002014-09-14T17:14:53.346-04:00Did you know that Betrand Russell said, "Men ...Did you know that Betrand Russell said, "Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education."<br /><br />And Normon Douglas said, "Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes."<br /><br />It would seem that Unitarian Universalists, if they really believe in the free and responsible search for truth and meaning would be dead set against Common Core. I have yet, though, to hear a peep. Just goes to show you that UUs talk a better game than they play.Douglas Sanfordnoreply@blogger.com