RE: Hope? I Re: Values education Re: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures

2018-02-13 Thread Chris Hahn
PM To: RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com Cc: Billy Rojas <1billyro...@buglephilosophy.com> Subject: Re: Hope? I Re: Values education Re: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures Hi Chris, Sent from my iPhone On Feb 13, 2018, at 16:03, Chris Hahn <c...@2

Re: Hope? I Re: Values education Re: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures

2018-02-13 Thread Centroids
Hi Chris, Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 13, 2018, at 16:03, Chris Hahn wrote: > I have been in many places that did not seem remotely magical, but I haven’t > given up on believing that magical experiences can happen. > Yeah, my comment was probably too cynical. :-/ What I

RE: Hope? I Re: Values education Re: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures

2018-02-13 Thread Chris Hahn
uesday, February 13, 2018 4:46 PM To: RadicalCentrism@googlegroups.com Cc: Billy Rojas <1billyro...@buglephilosoplphy.com> Subject: Re: Hope? I Re: Values education Re: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures Hi Chris, Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2018, at 21:39, C

Re: Hope? I Re: Values education Re: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures

2018-02-13 Thread Centroids
Hi Chris, Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 12, 2018, at 21:39, Chris Hahn wrote: > > I wasn’t promoting the website. In my rush out of town I did a shorthand > posting of my experience at Hope. Those intangibles must be experienced to > be believed. There are small oases out

RE: Hope? I Re: Values education Re: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures

2018-02-12 Thread Chris Hahn
ion Re: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures Hi Chris, On Feb 11, 2018, at 08:25, Chris Hahn <c...@2chahn.com <mailto:c...@2chahn.com> > wrote: Take a look at https://hope.edu/. I would argue that small liberal arts colleges, especially those with a

Hope? I Re: Values education Re: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures

2018-02-11 Thread Centroids
Hi Chris, > On Feb 11, 2018, at 08:25, Chris Hahn wrote: > > Take a look at https://hope.edu/. I would argue that small liberal arts > colleges, especially those with a religious compass, do an excellent job of > teaching culture, values, and skills for a happy life. On top

RE: Values education Re: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures

2018-02-11 Thread Chris Hahn
e: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures Hi Billy, > misunderstand one of the main purposes of education itself, teaching culture > to men and women, teaching the value of culture, and teaching the best values > we can identify for our lives. I c

RE: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures

2018-02-09 Thread Chris Hahn
] On Behalf Of Billy Rojas Sent: Friday, February 9, 2018 2:32 PM To: radicalcentrism@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures Reply Chris: I think you are right, there is an element of elitism. Still, that may be a small part

Re: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures

2018-02-09 Thread Billy Rojas
ooglegroups.com Subject: RE: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures Great essay Billy! We have discussed before the value of a liberal arts education. Perhaps there is an elitist twist here because it is a luxury to be able to study the sciences along side classic

RE: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures

2018-02-09 Thread Chris Hahn
gt; Cc: Billy Rojas <1billyro...@buglephilosophy.com> Subject: [RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures The Problem of Two Cultures In my youth the "problem of two cultures" was understood as the humanities vs the sciences. Today the problem seems t

[RC] [ RC ] Aptitude vs. Achievement / The Problem of Two Cultures

2018-02-09 Thread Billy Rojas
The Problem of Two Cultures In my youth the "problem of two cultures" was understood as the humanities vs the sciences. Today the problem seems to be Silicon Valley vs Main Street, or Silicon Valley vs College Town. We finally have entered a long overdue time of techlash. Not that