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The only bad direction I can really think of in public education is teaching things that are not based in fact (ie, creationism), I'm not sure what bad directio
by okreallywtf 9y ago
The only bad direction I can really think of in public education is teaching things that are not based in fact (ie, creationism), I'm not sure what bad directions OP is referring to but my guess is they would relate to things most of us would actually consider to be very good.
- quadrangle 9y agoWhat a crazy jump. You would guess I'm a creationist or want some other sort of similarly bad mis-education?? Why would you automatically assume that whatever the Gates Foundation is funding, it must be the best education? I suppose if you can't think of any bad direction besides creationism, you must be someone who never thinks much about education. Education isn't just a matter of what information is presented, it's about how it's presented and all the complex issues around that. The point is that there's real complaints from actual educators about the views on education that Gates Foundation promotes, including the whole overemphasis on testing and more… I'm not certain of all the details, but for an example: http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Gates-Effect/140323/ http://www.chronicle.com/article/The-Gates-Effect/140323/
- okreallywtf 9y agoMy bad, I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions.
- quadrangle 9y agoNo worries, I should have been more specific initially. But if Gates was just doing everything great for education, we can still question the concept that wealthy business owners have the power to influence things like science and education. This is one of the more subtle yet still troubling aspects of wealth inequity (of the capitalist sort in this case).