tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post8953467926011525956..comments2023-10-03T12:20:53.726-04:00Comments on ¡Cecilieaux!: Geography of Education and TruthCecilio Moraleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05283375962527765787noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post-27511103607890426252008-01-01T22:50:00.000-05:002008-01-01T22:50:00.000-05:00"Tender, well-protected childhood"?It seems you kn..."Tender, well-protected childhood"?<BR/>It seems you know very little.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post-92164354948633893202008-01-01T03:59:00.000-05:002008-01-01T03:59:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post-15899275970207170222007-12-31T18:05:00.000-05:002007-12-31T18:05:00.000-05:00In the article to which Genevieve refers us, there...In the article to which Genevieve refers us, there is a quote from Napoleon, given in 1807, that perfectly dovetails with the opinions expressed in my post:<BR/><BR/>"Of all our institutions public education is the most important. Everything depends on it, the present and the future. It is essential that the morals and political ideas of the generation which is now growing up should no longer be dependent upon the news of the day or the circumstances of the moment. Above all we must secure unity: we must be able to cast a whole generation in the same mould."<BR/><BR/>Clearly, this call for unity is what undergirds the Continental system.Cecilio Moraleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283375962527765787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post-31555888343971527942007-12-31T15:49:00.000-05:002007-12-31T15:49:00.000-05:00i disagree a bit - i don't think there is a great ...i disagree a bit - i don't think there is a great thirst for knowledge in America. for quick fixes, for gadgets, for stuff...maybe. but for knowledge outside of the US? i wouldn't say that's a mainstream pursuit. and sadly enough, of course.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post-27177489752259233952007-12-31T15:24:00.000-05:002007-12-31T15:24:00.000-05:00It is interesting that Genvieve continues to say t...It is interesting that Genvieve continues to say that our blogger knows nothing about the continental system of education. Apparently she knows little about our blogger. Most of education was obtained outside the United States-European, Canadian, or British schools, and he is not (horrors!)"anglo-saxon".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post-51622403646922380722007-12-31T13:27:00.000-05:002007-12-31T13:27:00.000-05:00It is an ability to consider the empirical evidenc...It is an ability to consider the empirical evidence and reach conclusions independent of another "expert" which is valued in trade and industry!<BR/>However, where passing exams. is a necessary condition for entry into the professions, pupils may well welcome "pre-digested" explanations of matters in which they have no investment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post-14496144078916529752007-12-30T23:00:00.000-05:002007-12-30T23:00:00.000-05:00"Thirst for knowledge"? I don't know enough about..."Thirst for knowledge"? I don't know enough about the European system to comment on what you (or Genevieve) said, but I think your view of American education is pretty rosy... I really know very few Americans whom I would describe as thirsty for knowledge, and I have to blame public education as much as anything else for that.Emily DeVoto, Ph.D.,https://www.blogger.com/profile/15360761251097036916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18171692.post-81359717767253043262007-12-30T18:07:00.000-05:002007-12-30T18:07:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com