On Fri, 2003-11-14 at 14:48, David Palmer. wrote: > On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 10:41:32 -0800 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 01:35:20PM -0500, Alfredo Valles wrote: > > > On Friday 14 November 2003 1:14 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > On the upside, those with the brains to move > > > > themselves up on the socioeconomic ladder will do quite well. > > > > > > I don't think they will do so well with the number of guns you have > > > in the streets, bullets don't distinguish Ph degrees. > > > > PhDs and brains don't go hand-in-hand; part of being smart is knowing > > how to work within whatever cultural limitations you must; in the case > > of firearm-owning Americans, you just need to be smart enough not to > > not get on their bad side. Social engineering at its most useful. > > > Agreed. > Einstein failed a maths exam, didn't see the sense in memorising > multiplication tables when they were already written down. > The education programme, which varies extensively with any particular > environment, is initiated from approved texts. The most successful > (individuals?) within the restrictions of the imposed paradigms gains > the appropriate marks of social approval. Thinking outside the square > and other symptoms of intelligence are looked down upon. and even > derogated. > The modern 'educational' process is there to teach people how to read > just well enough so that they no longer need to think. > Regards,
It seems to me that the "most successful" would be those who can master the social needs (get good grades from approved testbooks, etc), while still being able to think outside the box. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA "What's your genius, perfect 20 years too late Monday morning quarterback answer to how the US should have responded to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan? Oh wait, you're just talking crap - you don't have a real answer, you're just regurgitating crap from NPR." http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=76597&cid=6839483 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
