I know I was absent all week, and I am sure some of these things will have been said already but I just wanted to offer some thoughts on schooling in capitalism.
Capitalism in some obvious and some inconspicuous manners undermines proper education, as it is economically beneficial to breed naught but the next generation of mindless obedient working drones. As such, it strikes me that reformation of the educational system will be either meaningless or impossible absent reformation of the economic system. (I understand there are others, Edward Manak notably, who have said similar things. I do not wish to plagiarize his thoughts, only to offer corresponding agreement.) This necessity if unfortunate, as it would seem that as long as school is producing mindless drones, the hope of economic reform is slim. Critically thinking, autonomous, adults are necessary to any meaningful or effective reform, and that is precisely what pour system seems to be set up to avoid. Economic reform seems impossible absent education reform.
So there we have it: Economic reform is unlikely absent education reform, and educational reform is unlikely absent economic reform.
Question: How will this happen then if we are trapped in this self perpetuating cycle?
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