The Big Lie - Diversity

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[410001661]

Many on here have said, look at the university's, and stated , a higher education leads you down the road to liberalism........ " Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one". M. Forbes.............. 'Just because you believe it doesn't make it true'........ A Einstein.

......and with an open mind comes the responsibility to sift through facts and find your own truth. As with life, most issues are not black and white or right and wrong.

[MikePal]

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I think every parent that is considering sending Junior/Princess off to a University, should be forced to watch that video before they spend $60K on a Liberal Arts degree.

[JBen]

Well presumably society on the whole is better educated these days, than it was fifty years ago. And yet we have two countries and leaders who, can't figure out how to acquire vaccines, and the other thought bleach would be a vaccine. Both of those individuals may be better suited to run lemonade stands. But who elected them, who run ministries, and etc and so on

Not sure, University degree's actually result in critical thinking, nor a better world.
I mean look at Ontario.. And the utter mess it's in.

A lot of educated people might also argue, soceity today at large is less able to cope with stress (anxeity and depression), there's far more and far more dangerous substance abuse. Youth today have a host of problems. From being glued to idiot boxes, to lacking life skills, which reflects on parenting skills, and on and on.

[410001661]

Well presumably society on the whole is better educated these days, than it was fifty years ago. And yet we have two countries and leaders who, can't figure out how to acquire vaccines, and the other thought bleach would be a vaccine. Both of those individuals may be better suited to run lemonade stands. But who elected them, who run ministries, and etc and so on

Not sure, University degree's actually result in critical thinking, nor a better world.
I mean look at Ontario.. And the utter mess it's in.

A lot of educated people might also argue, soceity today at large is less able to cope with stress (anxeity and depression), there's far more and far more dangerous substance abuse. Youth today have a host of problems. From being glued to idiot boxes, to lacking life skills, which reflects on parenting skills, and on and on.

I agree 100% but I do not know where the blame lies for the certain cohorts that think they are entitled to certain things in life that the rest of us worked so hard to achieve. Is it the school system to blame to sending everyone blindly off to university regardless of their program promising them life will be your oyster? Telling them that by getting your BSc or BA will automatically entitle you to a good well paying career? Or it it parents not allowing their children to fail, and the advent of participation trophies so that we can place everyone on an equal playing field - even though the kids know they are FAR from equal.

Kids are NOT created equal and they need to realize this and adapt to overcome these hurdles and not ignore them until they run smack dab into one stopping them dead in their tracks. Some people are stronger (mentally and/or physically), smarter, more technical, better looking, richer, communicate better and are better connected in this world. Kids need a plan to overcome their weaknesses and capitalize on their strengths.

[JBen]

I think it society/parents, many of whom are better educated. We could mention helicopter parenting and much more up to and including divorce rates/broken families. The school system and academia should shoulder a lot. I mean really, who sets it up?

Up to and including media ( aren't journalist likewise better educated today, and yet journalism today is trash). I'm sure more than just uneducated red necks are glued to "the Kardashians". We get sold this false dream of white picket fences, degrees and corporate ladders etc...Yet, many highly educated parents are married to their jobs, have less time for their kids, have less energy for them, have higher bills, and stresses. Most white collar slaves I know, despite being highly educated, can't figure out why they refer to their weekends at the cottage as an escape.
And apples, kids don't fall far.

So despite, supposedly being better educated ( have no reason to believe intelligence is any different), it is extremely arguable things/people are worse off.

[MikePal]

Kids are NOT created equal and they need to realize this and adapt to overcome these hurdles and not ignore them until they run smack dab into one stopping them dead in their tracks. .

The German school system works on that premise. Kids are evaluated early on (around grade 6) and 'guided' into areas of education (trade / higher education) so that they will be most productive as a member of society. They look at the youth as a valuable resource and try to get the best out of their inherent abilities.