[ExI] "Dumbing Us Down" by John Taylor Gatto

[Dan TheBookMan]

On Jul 9, 2018, at 6:51 AM, <spike at rainier66.com> <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
> 
> Into the bit-bucket with it.
> 
> Public education certainly has its shortcomings, but the modern message is
> more subtle and urgent.  We have long been hearing of an achievement gap in
> students.  Rather than the usual scenario many think of with the gap being
> between socio-economic classes, we are facing the formation of the biggest
> achievement gap in all of modern history, this being between those who
> effectively use the free online materials and those who do not.  The public
> schools are not yet on board with this notion.

That’s a good point. I think there’s perhaps a minimum one needs to be able to use these materials, but I believe most people are already above that minimum if they know how to get online. (And I don’t much more than just getting online. You don’t have a hotshot programmer to access videos on math or piano or Mandarin or ancient civilizations.

Regards,

Dan
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