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- From: solman@athena.mit.edu (Jason W Solinsky)
- Subject: Re: Is Math Hard?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov8.115711.8199@athena.mit.edu>
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- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 11:57:11 GMT
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- In article <10673@vice.ICO.TEK.COM>, hall@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Hal F Lillywhite) writes:
- |>
- |> In article <611@alden.UUCP> sgr@alden.UUCP (Stan Ryckman) writes:
- |> >In article <10620@vice.ICO.TEK.COM> hall@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Hal F Lillywhite) writes:
- |> >[...]
- |> >>Of course we should also listen to the experts in deciding what is
- |> >>taught but that does not mean giving them a free hand in the matter.
- |> >>We should take what they say into account then apply our own
- |> >>intelligence to the matter. Otherwise we risk paying for people to
- |> >>teach our children the economic theories of Angela Davis or the
- |> >>genetic ideas of William Shockley.
- |>
- |> >Or, (gasp!) Charles Darwin.
- |>
- |> >Just how do we "take what they say into account and then apply our
- |> >own intelligence?" A vote? I bet creationism still would win out
- |> >in a fair portion of the U.S.
- |>
- |>
- |> Well, yes we do it by vote. The only other choice available to us
- |> is some form of dictatorship.
-
- Dear g-d, we have here a product of the American education system. There are
- thousands of choices available to us besides dictatorship and democracy.
- Democracy is a disgusting system wherein the majority rules. Democracy will
- always result in a communist economic system. This is its nature because a
- majority of people will always covet something a minority has. This is NOT
- the way a child's education should be determined. IT CAN NOT BE. The parents
- of a child must make that decision.
-
- You are advocating the Hillary Clinton school of thought. Who cares what the
- parents think or believe in? The child should be taught what the majority
- believes and do what the majority feels is correct and if the parents don't
- agree, the child should be taken away from them, or should sue them.
- Democratic governments are bad enough, but a democratic education is a
- heinous violation of personal freedom.
-
- Jason W. Solinsky
-