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INSIGHTS:
A. Silicon Valley salivates at taking over the education sector.
B. Technologists are excited about the work and money coming their way as they enable all of us to be on-line, all the time.
A. Silicon Valley salivates at taking over the education sector.
B. Technologists are excited about the work and money coming their way as they enable all of us to be on-line, all the time.
C. The 'pragmatists' are bravely telling us to get with the program- given that, after the pandemic, brick and mortal schools will be unsustainable.
D. The 'equitably oriented' are celebrating the slashing of costs that will make 'college' accessible to all.
D. The 'equitably oriented' are celebrating the slashing of costs that will make 'college' accessible to all.
E. Governments will jump at 'skilling' their youth in the safety of their own bedrooms- without needing to manage youthful, seditious energies on campuses.
F. Educators will scramble to 'adapt' to ANY new reality as they hold on to their jobs, relevance and retirement benefits.
F. Educators will scramble to 'adapt' to ANY new reality as they hold on to their jobs, relevance and retirement benefits.
OUTSIGHTS:
Three decades of critical thinking, communication and relationship building compel me to keep sharing my pesky 'outsights':
1. The primary purpose of education is to PRESERVE and GROW a civilization and culture.
Three decades of critical thinking, communication and relationship building compel me to keep sharing my pesky 'outsights':
1. The primary purpose of education is to PRESERVE and GROW a civilization and culture.
2. Preserving a CIVILIZATION is difficult work, requiring the transference of wisdom and culture from one generation to another.
3. A LIBERAL DEMOCRACY is a very sophisticated and unstable political system that makes our own civilization possible.
3. A LIBERAL DEMOCRACY is a very sophisticated and unstable political system that makes our own civilization possible.
4. A liberal democratic society is based on TRUST within the CITIZENRY, which is not possible without- continuous- physical proximity.
5. Human RIGHTS and Freedoms are wholly dependent upon our having a robust democratic society.
5. Human RIGHTS and Freedoms are wholly dependent upon our having a robust democratic society.
6. REASON and debate are the basis of a pluralistic democratic society.
7. Most people have difficulty learning how to THINK or reason. It is easier to teach them 'facts', 'figures' and ideologies.
7. Most people have difficulty learning how to THINK or reason. It is easier to teach them 'facts', 'figures' and ideologies.
8. Strong opinions, moral indignation and virtue signalling are not a sign of thinking or even MORAL DEVELOPMENT.
9. A democratic SOCIETY cannot grow from disembodied INDIVIDUALS at computers (or smartphones).
9. A democratic SOCIETY cannot grow from disembodied INDIVIDUALS at computers (or smartphones).
10. Critical thinking is RELATIONAL, technology mediates all our relationships and colors reality itself.
11. WISDOM, is about developing discernment and judgment and has nothing to do with information, connections or certifications.
11. WISDOM, is about developing discernment and judgment and has nothing to do with information, connections or certifications.
12. LOVE (or compassion) cannot be engendered by watching inspiring TED talks or stimulating reality.
13. Tolerance, respect and being HUMANE cannot be legislated- they only develop through (learning from) offense, embarrassment and hurt.
13. Tolerance, respect and being HUMANE cannot be legislated- they only develop through (learning from) offense, embarrassment and hurt.
14. The alternative to civilization is not life without toilet paper, Opera or great Literature- it is a reverting to BARBARISM.
15. All of us have to ask ourselves how we might have personally contributed to the COLLAPSE of our civilization.
15. All of us have to ask ourselves how we might have personally contributed to the COLLAPSE of our civilization.
16. If any (or all) of the above seem OBVIOUS, congratulations, we have now identified the problem- it is us! https://nyti.ms/2zq1rnk @BretWeinstein @SwipeWright @MikeOghia @a_centrism @Samantharhill @sonaliranade @nuts2406 @EPoe187 @thewire_in @graymattersrdio @HoneyBadgerBite
