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01/15/2008: "Education favors propaganda over real learning"

People know nothing of the dangers inherent in natural gas, static electricity, lightning, or anything else. None of this is taught in school; instead we have diversity studies and self-esteem lectures. When I was in school, we were taught how to do income-tax returns, how to balance checkbooks, and how to fix cars. There were ethics classes, health classes, home economics, shop, and everything in between. All this was in addition to physics and science classes.

It's only recently that the so-called Darwin Awards emerged, as we've accumulated so many dummies in the country that they are literally killing themselves through their own stupidity (often in hilarious ways). The public knows more about Britney Spears than, well, just about anything. Kids know nothing about poisons, skunks, Lyme disease, covering their mouths when coughing, TB, or even ear protection.

[ We will educate them in diversity and self-esteem, but we will not teach them what they need. Happy slaves of the future corporate state, unite! ]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2248931,00.asp