I comment because I enjoy discussing ideas, especially with people with whom I disagree. I I have very micro goals, mainly personal learning and development. I think people who aim for macro goals on social media and discussion boards are fooling themselves.
I don't think electoral politics is a place for good ideas; I think it's where good ideas go to die. I don't think we can solve our problems through voting, nor the systems that voting sustains, so it's not a topic I'm interested in most of the time.
Education is certainly one of the core issues, but nothing is mono-causal. I would also indict mass media, corporate newsrooms, lobbying / political spending, deep state politics, financialization of the economy, hyper-individualism, vapid consumer culture, "quick fix" expectations, our obsession with social status, our addiction to microliters of dopamine, an economy that cleaves meaningful work and social connections from our daily lives, "golden handcuffs," the dissolution of social trust, and much more.
That's one reason I've chosen to argue with gato in these comments, even playing devil's advocate at times. Any attempts to change education while ignoring larger issues in the political economy will also fail.
I comment because I enjoy discussing ideas, especially with people with whom I disagree. I I have very micro goals, mainly personal learning and development. I think people who aim for macro goals on social media and discussion boards are fooling themselves.
I don't think electoral politics is a place for good ideas; I think it's where good ideas go to die. I don't think we can solve our problems through voting, nor the systems that voting sustains, so it's not a topic I'm interested in most of the time.
Education is certainly one of the core issues, but nothing is mono-causal. I would also indict mass media, corporate newsrooms, lobbying / political spending, deep state politics, financialization of the economy, hyper-individualism, vapid consumer culture, "quick fix" expectations, our obsession with social status, our addiction to microliters of dopamine, an economy that cleaves meaningful work and social connections from our daily lives, "golden handcuffs," the dissolution of social trust, and much more.
That's one reason I've chosen to argue with gato in these comments, even playing devil's advocate at times. Any attempts to change education while ignoring larger issues in the political economy will also fail.