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Thursday, June 23, 2011 9:05 AM
JAMERON4EVA
Quote:Originally posted by Kwicko: Quote:Originally posted by jameron4eva: Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: You know who made learning fun ? Carl Sagan. He'd present facts and explain the wonders of science, w/ out it being dry, boring or stale. Robert Bakker does that to, for Paleontology. And there are others, in other fields, who present their subjects in every bit as interesting and informative ways... It's not the subject matter which blows in school, it's how it's being presented. Sure, it can't ALL be smoke and fireworks, but hell, the education in this country has sucked, for generations, and no one wants to do a damn thing about it. Really pisses me off, at the countless years wasted on young minds, who could be far more motivated and may actually LEARN something... but no. We mustn't over stimulate young minds. Das ist verboten! " I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. " Well, well, well, arent we the German speaker here? :O Didn't Nazi Germany suppress education to the point that people like Einstein had to "paper clip" ed out of Der Vaterland? Your saying that's what our education is becoming? "Mom, he has her chip. He has her." John Connor,"Born To Run", TSCC EP 2x22 "We mustn't over stimulate young minds. Das ist verboten!" - Rappy Are we singling out German-speakers as evil now? Maybe I should check my papers and start looking for the exits... "Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill
Quote:Originally posted by jameron4eva: Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: You know who made learning fun ? Carl Sagan. He'd present facts and explain the wonders of science, w/ out it being dry, boring or stale. Robert Bakker does that to, for Paleontology. And there are others, in other fields, who present their subjects in every bit as interesting and informative ways... It's not the subject matter which blows in school, it's how it's being presented. Sure, it can't ALL be smoke and fireworks, but hell, the education in this country has sucked, for generations, and no one wants to do a damn thing about it. Really pisses me off, at the countless years wasted on young minds, who could be far more motivated and may actually LEARN something... but no. We mustn't over stimulate young minds. Das ist verboten! " I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. " Well, well, well, arent we the German speaker here? :O Didn't Nazi Germany suppress education to the point that people like Einstein had to "paper clip" ed out of Der Vaterland? Your saying that's what our education is becoming? "Mom, he has her chip. He has her." John Connor,"Born To Run", TSCC EP 2x22 "We mustn't over stimulate young minds. Das ist verboten!" - Rappy
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: You know who made learning fun ? Carl Sagan. He'd present facts and explain the wonders of science, w/ out it being dry, boring or stale. Robert Bakker does that to, for Paleontology. And there are others, in other fields, who present their subjects in every bit as interesting and informative ways... It's not the subject matter which blows in school, it's how it's being presented. Sure, it can't ALL be smoke and fireworks, but hell, the education in this country has sucked, for generations, and no one wants to do a damn thing about it. Really pisses me off, at the countless years wasted on young minds, who could be far more motivated and may actually LEARN something... but no. We mustn't over stimulate young minds. Das ist verboten! " I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
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