Guest guest Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 It's called a joke, intended to make things light-hearted. Literalists never get that, however. You'd think I'd learn. lol On Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at 11:11 AM, wrote: > So much so that > the above subject line was put into a post (Gene, was > that you - naughty lad!) " That erroneous assumption is to the effect that the aim of public education is to fill the young of the species with knowledge and awaken their intelligence, and so make them fit to discharge the duties of citizenship in an enlightened and independent manner. Nothing could be further from the truth. " The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all, it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to put down dissent and originality. That is its aim in the United States, whatever the pretensions of politicians, pedagogues and other such mountebanks, and that is its aim everywhere else. " --H L. Mencken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Oh I got the joke, Gene - the crack about Dr Phil kinda flagged it even if = I had been sleeping at the computer *lol* Just not sure it had the desired - or s= tated, I should say - effect ;=) Lightening things up, that is. Hmmmmm. And Moo Baa to you too *lol* Best as always, Pat in Montreal ;=) , The Stewarts <stews9@c...> wrote: > It's called a joke, intended to make things light-hearted. > > Literalists never get that, however. > > You'd think I'd learn. lol > > > On Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at 11:11 AM, > wrote: > > > So much so that > > the above subject line was put into a post (Gene, was > > that you - naughty lad!) > " That erroneous assumption is to the effect that the aim of public > education is to fill the young of the species with knowledge and awaken > their intelligence, and so make them fit to discharge the duties of > citizenship in an enlightened and independent manner. Nothing could be > further from the truth. > > " The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all, it is= > simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, = > to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to put down dissent and > originality. That is its aim in the United States, whatever the > pretensions of politicians, pedagogues and other such mountebanks, and > that is its aim everywhere else. " > > --H L. Mencken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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