lynx@qantel.UUCP (D.N. Lynx Crowe@ex2207) (03/28/86)
Recent discussion on the net regarding the problems we face in present
day American society leads me to make the following observations:
Hypothesis: An educated and informed populace is necessary for the
decision making process which must occur for the proper functioning
of a civization.
It is known that:
1) Many people in this country are functionally illiterate
2) Much of the "information" upon which people base their
decisions is derived from the news media
3) All news media are biased, in some fashion
4) Much of what is presented via the media is accepted
without question as being "true"
Given the above, is it any wonder that we have some of the problems
we currently face?
Suggestion: Quality education should be a major goal, the intent of which
should be to provide people with good tools for decision making,
ie. reasoning skills, language skills, the ability to ask relevant
questions, and the ability to search out the answers to those questions.
Comment: Most education is provided by the government, and many people
believe that when they leave school, their education stops. A careful
public examination of the nature of education seems to be called for,
followed by careful planning to correct the problems which will, without
a doubt, be found.
D.N. Lynx Crowe
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"Government is an organized crime."