Comments on: This Age of Ignorance http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/08/23/this-age-of-ignorance/ Conservative group weblog that publishes daily commentary on political events and topics affecting Canada, the United States and the world. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:39:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: George Freeman http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/08/23/this-age-of-ignorance/#comment-167249 George Freeman Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:57:12 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/08/23/this-age-of-ignorance/#comment-167249 Good point Paul. Thinking is something people do either well or poorly. It starts with a basic appreciation for knowing what we know and knowing what we don't know, that there are unknown unknowns too. We have replaced education with technical training and ego boosterism. Good point Paul. Thinking is something people do either well or poorly. It starts with a basic appreciation for knowing what we know and knowing what we don’t know, that there are unknown unknowns too.

We have replaced education with technical training and ego boosterism.

]]> By: Paul MacPhail http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/08/23/this-age-of-ignorance/#comment-167207 Paul MacPhail Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:07:34 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/08/23/this-age-of-ignorance/#comment-167207 The biggest problem with education? children are taught Math. English. French. History, Geography, Cooking, Sewing and even typing. The most important thing is left out. They're not taught how to think. In other words, all that school will teach them is a bunch of facts that they may not have any inclination to remember. For example, go to any news story regarding the war in Afghanistan and you'll find Canadians commenting that our country has always been a country of Peacekeepers. They have absolutely no idea of our heritage. If schools really wanted to promote a valuable education, they would first teach people how to think effectively. Until that happens, we'll continue to see million dollar studies that declare that students aren't learning anything when teachers aren't teaching them. The biggest problem with education? children are taught Math. English. French. History, Geography, Cooking, Sewing and even typing.
The most important thing is left out. They’re not taught how to think. In other words, all that school will teach them is a bunch of facts that they may not have any inclination to remember. For example, go to any news story regarding the war in Afghanistan and you’ll find Canadians commenting that our country has always been a country of Peacekeepers. They have absolutely no idea of our heritage. If schools really wanted to promote a valuable education, they would first teach people how to think effectively. Until that happens, we’ll continue to see million dollar studies that declare that students aren’t learning anything when teachers aren’t teaching them.

]]> By: Aaron Unruh http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/08/23/this-age-of-ignorance/#comment-167194 Aaron Unruh Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:18:52 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2007/08/23/this-age-of-ignorance/#comment-167194 "The disintegration of the American nuclear family is also at fault. Too many students don’t have two parents reminding them of the value of both abstract and practical learning." Good point. “The disintegration of the American nuclear family is also at fault. Too many students don’t have two parents reminding them of the value of both abstract and practical learning.”

Good point.

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