My poor parents never stopped saying that education was our way to a better life. They had to leave school early, but their eight children learned that lesson. It seems that the current iteration of repubs want to undo everything Franklin and originators founded. Schools, libraries, post office, fire stations, and a free country, for sta…
My poor parents never stopped saying that education was our way to a better life. They had to leave school early, but their eight children learned that lesson. It seems that the current iteration of repubs want to undo everything Franklin and originators founded. Schools, libraries, post office, fire stations, and a free country, for starters. Chump promises to save the country. He has no clue about the promise of the country. His ideological and monied supporters do. They want to replace it with the one man gets all the votes…. A Putin plan on steroids.
Recently a relative wondered why my daughter is studying Literature and Historical Linguistics here in Germany. The exact question is what kind of job could she get with it. While I did not list the possible jobs for a multilingual person who has strong reading, writing and speaking skills, I did say she is studying this because it interests her.
Her current study interests have been narrowed down greatly from about 20 areas she was interested in her senior year in high school, because being good at languages, writing, math, sciences and art, since she has had a well rounded education, including travel has led to this.
My daughter has picked things to study that interest her, because she understands learning as a lifelong pursuit. We were just discussing languages she will be learning in her program such as Latin and Lithuanian. She is excited. She figures she will have more idea about career later on. She does not just look at her studies as a means to a job, but as a part of a lifelong journey of learning. Of course, that fact that she is going to university in a country where there is no tuition and many students live at home and go locally, so expenses are lower, makes it easier to learn for the sake of learning. Here there is a semester fee, and hers was 299€. The US is wealthier, it should be like that in the US too.
Wow, amazing. She can contribute in any way she chooses. And reap rewards.
I spent most of my working life learning also. Continuing Ed, night school, just anything that interested me. Computers gave me more challenges. Still try to keep the mind sharp. Never was good at languages though…
Indeed. The current preoccupation with influencers just muddles my brain. I used to read two good conservative writers, Jenkin Loyd Jones and James Kilpatrick. That was long ago and far away (like another planet.). Now they are cult nuts, no need to muddle my brain with that…. I admit to being disappointed when somebody I respected (celebrity or next door) blathers admiration for a carnival barker, but not many can move my needle very much. It is a hard won position.
Thanks JD, LInda for that interesting chat! I do get the feeling Phil's beat up on modern education and standardized testing is a bit over the top. After all, Half plus of America are voting Harris , lol
Only half is a travesty. The eventual outcome depends to a great extent on how Murdoch reports. His team that called for Biden in 2020 got fired. Murdoch can be fair or he can get fined again for being the monster he is. Hope our MSM eventually learns
A robotic citizenry has been in the past rejected.
I pray we will never cease to appreciate diversity of opinions ,traditions, languages, talents, etc. In my opinion, if we will allow ourselves to listen to one another, respectfully understanding others who hold differing opinions, we will keep a better community and nation and world.
I think of Presidents Lincoln and Garfield who grew up in poverty....both having strong mothers who set high standards for their families. Education was nurtured ...even in the "wilderness" areas of our nation. These men, along with others endured amazing challenges in their lives and both, confronting personal tragedies and temptations chose to be men of character throughout their lives.
Our nation continues to produce greatness. Our leaders ...many of them....are greater because they have overcome, even as each has lived with heartrending tragedy, physical illnesses, prejudice, loss of loved ones, personal family struggles, and have also dealt and deal with our enemies outside our nation as well as within, who seek to destroy us and to take away our freedoms!!!!
more diversity in all areas is a plus, not a negative. Just saw a quote that I think is a keeper. By Gillian Rose. “Learning is agonistic, deadly struggle. Learning is also life itself.” However, I have found learning to be fascinating in so many ways. However, learning about dark holes may prove more of a deadly struggle. But this old space junky will keep trying.
My poor parents never stopped saying that education was our way to a better life. They had to leave school early, but their eight children learned that lesson. It seems that the current iteration of repubs want to undo everything Franklin and originators founded. Schools, libraries, post office, fire stations, and a free country, for starters. Chump promises to save the country. He has no clue about the promise of the country. His ideological and monied supporters do. They want to replace it with the one man gets all the votes…. A Putin plan on steroids.
Recently a relative wondered why my daughter is studying Literature and Historical Linguistics here in Germany. The exact question is what kind of job could she get with it. While I did not list the possible jobs for a multilingual person who has strong reading, writing and speaking skills, I did say she is studying this because it interests her.
Her current study interests have been narrowed down greatly from about 20 areas she was interested in her senior year in high school, because being good at languages, writing, math, sciences and art, since she has had a well rounded education, including travel has led to this.
My daughter has picked things to study that interest her, because she understands learning as a lifelong pursuit. We were just discussing languages she will be learning in her program such as Latin and Lithuanian. She is excited. She figures she will have more idea about career later on. She does not just look at her studies as a means to a job, but as a part of a lifelong journey of learning. Of course, that fact that she is going to university in a country where there is no tuition and many students live at home and go locally, so expenses are lower, makes it easier to learn for the sake of learning. Here there is a semester fee, and hers was 299€. The US is wealthier, it should be like that in the US too.
Wow, amazing. She can contribute in any way she chooses. And reap rewards.
I spent most of my working life learning also. Continuing Ed, night school, just anything that interested me. Computers gave me more challenges. Still try to keep the mind sharp. Never was good at languages though…
We learn what we can in the ways we can!
Some learn what carnival barkers spew, sad to say. And think that it’s the Gospel.
Some just tag along witlessly following "celebrities". Never have understood that.
Indeed. The current preoccupation with influencers just muddles my brain. I used to read two good conservative writers, Jenkin Loyd Jones and James Kilpatrick. That was long ago and far away (like another planet.). Now they are cult nuts, no need to muddle my brain with that…. I admit to being disappointed when somebody I respected (celebrity or next door) blathers admiration for a carnival barker, but not many can move my needle very much. It is a hard won position.
Thanks JD, LInda for that interesting chat! I do get the feeling Phil's beat up on modern education and standardized testing is a bit over the top. After all, Half plus of America are voting Harris , lol
Only half is a travesty. The eventual outcome depends to a great extent on how Murdoch reports. His team that called for Biden in 2020 got fired. Murdoch can be fair or he can get fined again for being the monster he is. Hope our MSM eventually learns
That's another story, JD!
Indeed it is
JDinTX,
A robotic citizenry has been in the past rejected.
I pray we will never cease to appreciate diversity of opinions ,traditions, languages, talents, etc. In my opinion, if we will allow ourselves to listen to one another, respectfully understanding others who hold differing opinions, we will keep a better community and nation and world.
I think of Presidents Lincoln and Garfield who grew up in poverty....both having strong mothers who set high standards for their families. Education was nurtured ...even in the "wilderness" areas of our nation. These men, along with others endured amazing challenges in their lives and both, confronting personal tragedies and temptations chose to be men of character throughout their lives.
Our nation continues to produce greatness. Our leaders ...many of them....are greater because they have overcome, even as each has lived with heartrending tragedy, physical illnesses, prejudice, loss of loved ones, personal family struggles, and have also dealt and deal with our enemies outside our nation as well as within, who seek to destroy us and to take away our freedoms!!!!
more diversity in all areas is a plus, not a negative. Just saw a quote that I think is a keeper. By Gillian Rose. “Learning is agonistic, deadly struggle. Learning is also life itself.” However, I have found learning to be fascinating in so many ways. However, learning about dark holes may prove more of a deadly struggle. But this old space junky will keep trying.