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Old 11-10-2007, 01:37 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Katczinsky View Post
I agree, and perhaps as a young person myself, I could reach other young people in a unique way. However, I can't help but notice the willful conservatism and conformity in ignorance among my friends and peers. Perhaps that is due to various forces, and I personally believe institutions are the blame; most notably our education system and the media. The former kills creativity and curiosity, and the latter grooms this instilled conservatism with superficial pleasures.

Kat, from the time I was in school myself, I have lamented the fact that most education is for the sake of how to make a living with little or no attention directed toward how to live.

Were it up to me the goal of every student would be to follow in the steps of Thomas Jefferson and his peers in their educational efforts. One must learn to make a living to feed the stomach. But one should also have knowledge of a myriad of subjects which are devoid of any obvious practical value in order to feed the soul.

Unfortunately that was a rare attitude amongst "educators" when I was young and I fear that it is even more rare today.
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