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I think they could have said something more profound if they hadn't been so obsessed with hitting 95. Martin Luther's 95 theses were organized, clear, and consi
by floren 6y ago
I think they could have said something more profound if they hadn't been so obsessed with hitting 95. Martin Luther's 95 theses were organized, clear, and consistent. This, on the other hand, is disjointed, rambling, at times obtuse, and overall not nearly as complimentary to their institution as they had perhaps imagined.
- groby_b 6y agoI feel compelled to point out that Luther had a college degree. This may feel like snark (and I've certainly condensed it for pithiness), but it's at the heart of my issue with this piece. It tries to argue that education is broken, that it is useless, and that no standards should apply for sake of individual liberty. Those don't go together. If it's useless, you don't have to care that it's broken. If no standards apply, it can't be broken. My personal opinion is that the author would've been better off to focus on the "broken" part and omitted the other two - both because they muddy the argument, and because, from my POV, the latter two are detrimental to a working education system.
- ska 6y agoThere is truth in this, like many "top ten lists" that have 7 solid entries, or "101 reasons to..." which run out of steam after 30. It's a shame really to invite, even demand, comparison with Luther's text by this formula - and then fall so short of it. Perhaps a bad stylistic choice?