tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308485459225172627.post260028493266379768..comments2008-10-09T15:29:20.620-07:00Comments on A Drop of Reason: The RevolutionNate Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003654226151866750noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308485459225172627.post-88067665180872934072008-10-09T15:29:00.000-07:002008-10-09T15:29:00.000-07:00It seems that a lot of thought was given to your r...It seems that a lot of thought was given to your revolution...but who is going to buy into it? It is easy to speak of not teaching to a test and teaching children to be creative thinkers--thinkers who challenge themselves and have an intrinsic motivation to learn...but....when we send our little soldiers into the workforce, what is the expectations for them? The worker bees are expected to wake up every morning, go to work, come home, possibly play with the kids, go to bed and start the day all over again. To what goal are we working, you may ask? The answer to that would ultimately be a paycheck. Again the system of rewards rears its ugly head. Of course, there are some poor schmucks who like their "work" but they are few and far between. My comment to the revolution is that the revolution would have to start with the entire ethics and beliefs of the people whom we are educating. When teachers are protrayed on the shows that are geared towards school aged children, we are protrayed as dull, dim-witted, easily fooled people. Children, as young as 3, get the message that teachers and schools are not to be trusted or respected...the message starts there. So even if the education system has a revolution, would the mind-set of the general population change enough that we all move together???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474781888653499390noreply@blogger.com