Dear friends
Recall that, like history, education is always written by the winning side.
As a consequence, all 'education' ('eduare': to draw out) is, under
capitalism, 'training' (pushing instructions in).
These are anti-thetical to our objectives.
hugs
john
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ps I'll forward a relevant recent e-message that might be offering a
constructive way forward in this area.
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>From: "Magic Circ Op Rep Ens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Victor Milne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Brad McCormick, Ed.D."
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: study: the dumbing-down of US science textbooks
>Date: Sat, Feb 10, 2001, 8:38 PM
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>> > One of the strongest defenses of the present
>> > social system of capitalism is the individual's
>> > fantasy of getting a promotion, or at least keeping
>> > his or her job, which builds on his or her earlier fantasy of
>> > getting an A or at least passing and being promoted to
>> > the next higher grade.
>> >
>> > +\brad mccormick
>> >
>> Thank you, Brad. This clarifies why I began to lose my fantasies about the
>> social system 15 years ago when I had to take to factory assembly work to
>> survive.
>>
>> Victor Milne, B.A., M.A., M.Div. (plus all but dissertation for the Ph.D.)
>
> I feel the same way about church sex instruction.
>
> REH
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