[extropy-chat] change of topic

[spike]

--- Kevin Freels <cmcmortgage at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Because in many cases the only things dumber than the educators are
> the parents themselves...

...Which isn't hard to achieve, considering that teachers have the lowest
average SAT scores of any profession requiring a 4 year degree....

=====
Mike Lorrey



Consider a transition that has been taking place over
the past 20 years or so.  Children are being transformed
from little people into little liability bombs, armed
with delicate impact fuses.  One little mistake in their 
handling and they explode violently, sending litigious shrapnel
in all directions, with deadly accurate aim at whoever
has the most money.

These legal explosions can only be survived by those who 
are the most judgement-proof: the liability heavy armor,
the lawsuit tanks, the very poor, those not worth the effort
for the pants that could be sued off of them.  Anyone who 
owns much of anything becomes a lawsuit pinata, inviting all 
(especially children) to take a legal whack.  Anyone who 
owns much of anything is strongly advised to flee in terror 
from anyone under 18.

Is it any wonder that society is selecting the SAT low-
scorers to be the elementary school teachers?  We choose
teachers from those who have few professional options, the 
utterly destitute, then keep them that way, so that they
remain judgement-proof thruoghout their entire careers.

Is this any way to run a world?

spike