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His claim was, and I quote, "The goal of public schools is...". That's attributing a set of values to society (and his tone implied that he agreed with those v
by SamAtt 16y ago
His claim was, and I quote, "The goal of public schools is...". That's attributing a set of values to society (and his tone implied that he agreed with those values). Not making an observation as to what is happening.
If he had said "logically this outcome is the end result of [insert economic factors here]" I'd have no problem with his statement. But when he says this is what we as a society intend and that there's nothing wrong with that I have a problem.
- jerf 16y agoNonsense. Observing that someone else has a goal does not mean you agree with it, by implication or otherwise. Besides, anyone who seriously accepted that "the goal of public schools is to teach children to conform to the expectations of the work force, so depending on where the school is located the students may end up barely literate but sufficient to fill the local factory jobs, etc." is a good thing is probably not posting here. And I think phrases like "barely literate" would tend to indicate disapproval, not approval.
- grandalf 16y agoJerf and sp332: Correct, I strongly disapprove of the way public schools function. You correctly interpreted my opinion.