From: Valuemetaphysics@aol.com
Date: Sun Sep 28 2003 - 20:03:31 BST
In a message dated 9/28/03 4:09:07 PM GMT Daylight Time, edgarj@shaw.ca
writes:
> Hi MOQ education sympathizers (despairers?)
>
> As a retired schoolman, amateur philosopher/philosophologist, and MOQ
> lurker, emerging author I still think about the public school system. That
> which is obvious is rarely examined. Here's my take on it what I believe to
> be fundamental to the first level chaos which seems to be so dominant:
>
> From antiquity the learner has sought the master. About 150 years ago this
> was reversed. The master has sought the learner through the device of
> compulsory attendance in public "education." (Something approaching an
> oxymoron there). This just doesn't work very well does it? There are tons
> of other variables at play, but that is think is a form of Persig's
> "giant" - the historical reversal of roles - learner and master. Isn't it
> interesting, up here in Canada we still have "head masters" in the private
> schools.
>
> James Marshall
>
Hi James,
I agree. I feel it can be argued that real education teaches value - Quality.
Once having understood this, one may apply it to any field of Human endeavour
- it then becomes a matter of the student searching for the master in his
chosen field of art.
Mark.
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