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How about 3, did you serve in the defense of your country?...
I did, as well. I'll reiterate my stance, in case you missed it: *I* would never deface/burn/desecrate the flag. I will ALWAYS support someone else's right to do so, if they choose. That is, IMO, one of the things that makes our country great and worth defending.
While true, that's not an argument against education.
I think it is a shame that some people have forgotten the value of being a Renaissance Man. I completely agree that formal education alone doesn't make someone a complete person, but that's a far cry from the kind of anti-education, anti-intellectual stuff I'm hearing from the extreme Right these days.
We should always be suspicious of people who try to discourage us from knowing things.
I was not arguing against education. I am just trying to point out that education takes many forms. I once read Mein Kampf.
I think it made me understand a bit about Hitler, but I don't know if it was worth the time to read it.
Just because something is written, doesn't always mean it is right, or relevent
You have no idea how academia works, do you? Your post is nowhere near the truth, at least not for university graduate programs, where students are REQUIRED to perform independent research and defend the results of their research. Creativity and critical thinking skills are a must.
Not all education is like red-state high school.
Did you not read my full post.. one must go further and one will make nonsense or sense.. does everyone who performs independent research get an A plus.. it depends on their ability of their thinking skills to what their conclusions are.
I was not arguing against education. I am just trying to point out that education takes many forms. I once read Mein Kampf.
I think it made me understand a bit about Hitler, but I don't know if it was worth the time to read it.
Of course it was! Time spent reading even a crappy book is not time wasted.
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Just because something is written, doesn't always mean it is right, or relevent
Understandable. Also understand that I've been in both academia and the real world, and I have a healthy DISRESPECT for professional academics.
That's not a slam on formal education, it's a slam on bad teachers.
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