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Yeah, just think what a nice ornate roof we could build if we skipped foundations and spent all the time saved on the roof…

• xenophonf 10y ago
  That misses the point, which is that rote memorization and the recitation of facts does not lay any kind of intellectual foundation, but rather attempts to turn children into diligent factory workers.
  • tamana 10y ago
    You think that memorizing facts in school is useful for factory workers?
    • thatcat 10y ago
      It's the behavioral compliance of memorizing facts that you're not particularly interested in on demand that is a useful trait for factory/office workers
• thatcat 10y ago
  you're describing building an A frame - one of the most efficient ways to build a house