[CLUE-Talk] Tolkien and allegory

[Dennis J Perkins]

On Mon, 2004-01-12 at 19:44, Jeff Cann wrote:
> On Monday 12 January 2004 5:08 pm, Dennis J Perkins wrote:
> 
> > I'm not advocating abandoning grammar, etc.  We need to keep that.  It's
> > just not enough.  The trivium and quadrivium came from the late medieval
> > period.  It is missing science and technology.  And history.
> 
> OK - I guess we are both making assumptions... sorry about this on my part.  I 
> agree on science and technology.  I guess my point is that I think in general 
> (and in my own education) many basics were not taught well, particularly 
> logic.
> 
> > I'm not talking about underprivileged.  Maybe it's not politically correct,
> > but like it or not, people are not identical.  Most people are average. 
> > Some are above average.  Unfortunately, there are also some who are below
> > average. Education should handle all three groups, not ignore the other
> > groups.
> 
> OK, but part of the problem now with education is that everyone is brought 
> down to the lowest common denominator.  I agree that we should consider 
> differences in ability, but sometimes kids will flourish if given the right 
> motivation.
> 
> Jeff

That's because they want to ignore the ones who are not average.  Except
in sports.  It looks easier and cheaper to try to make everyone the
same.