Glen writes: "Can you commit to the idea that being placed in one context can take you down entirely different paths than you would have taken in some other context?"
Ok. Is education path-limiting or path-creating? It might appear to be path-creating but really just enumerate a bunch of paths as blessed ones, and thus be a gravity well. Like how movie studios opt for proven series over excellent scripts. "If so, can you also accept the speculation that the large majority of people are [would be] curious and hard-working as long as they're provided with an adequate safety net?" I really don't know. I think it is an experiment that needs to be done. Ok, one might argue that universities are part of that safety net. A social context where it is ok to dork around with abstract things. "If so, then perhaps we can conclude that the _salient_ factor is the skepticism. I.e. the thing that distinguishes an "educated" person from a "trained" person is solely that the former are skeptical. If not... well, I tried. ;-)" Admirable attempt. Marcus -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
