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>The notion of a “well rounded student” who does music, art, and extra curricular activities, is a legacy of blue blood WASP culture Kind of wild to erase cent

by RC_ITR 5y ago

>The notion of a “well rounded student” who does music, art, and extra curricular activities, is a legacy of blue blood WASP culture Kind of wild to erase centuries of cultural heritage by implying that teaching academics with art is a uniquely Anglo-Saxan ideal.

Dylan16807 5y ago
Kind of wild for you to replace "WASP" with "Anglo-Saxon" and toss in the word "uniquely". WASP is a tiny subset, and that subset has a very specific history with that concept that's coming into play here.
- RC_ITR 5y ago
  Wait wait wait. What do you think the A and the S in WASP stand for? Sorry it felt uncouth to add the race and religion letters...
pishpash 5y ago
It's not. Being well rounded is the ideal of the nobility in practically every settled culture, ancient or modern. It's the definition of "cultured". Having said that, it is a class marker, so participants of the dominant culture have a leg up.
- ipaddr 5y ago
  It is what a renaissance man aspires to which has roots in other western countries.
- aj7 5y ago
  Exactly. Nobody really successful is well-rounded. Who TF has time? Well-roundedness is great when you’re spending money earned by others.