Brian McAndrews wrote:
>
> Ray,
> I was beginning to prepare a response to your request for more insight into
> what is unfolding worldwide in education. Luckily I found this essay on the
> commondreams site. It saves me a great deal of time! What the author writes
> about Bush and US education 'reform' is identical to what has been
> happening in my province.
>
> Brian McAndrews
>
> http://commondreams.org/views02/0111-04.htm
In this article, I read:
"Phonics is a way of thinking about illiteracy
that doesn't involve thinking about
larger social injustices. To cure illiteracy,
presumably all children need is a new set of
textbooks."
Mutatis mutandis, I was immediately reminded of
a parallel:
The war against terrorists is a way of thinking about
violent social turmoil
that doesn't involve thinking about
larger social injustices. To cure violent social turmoil,
presumably all we need to do is to rid the planet
of all the people who would commit violent acts.
\brad mccormick
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