Teaching our Children - What's wrong with greed?

goaliedad
Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:26:32 +0000

And, err, is there anything wrong with schools defining good as social justice and green, among other things too? I, myself, am quite a fan of social justice and sustainability



Well, the so-called “green” movement is more about results than the science behind it. Take for example the simple question of paper or plastic? I can’t remember how many times the “green” movement has flip-flopped on the issue. I think right now paper is in, but I could be wrong…

My point here is that schools should be teaching “sound scientific practice” (experiment design without a fact to prove - sometimes an experiment proves nothing), letting the facts sort themselves out instead of starting by identifying villians and then reaching for supporting data (mind you I didn’t say facts here as facts are derived from ALL data no matter which way they point).

Schools should not be defining good and bad. Schools should define acceptable behavior, provide access to data, teach the principles of logical analysis to derive facts, and teach effective communication based upon a common (within the larger host society) use of language.

Reasons why schools should not be defining good and bad - see the madrasas in the middle east that have people twisted in their thinking to believe they will be rewarded in the afterlife for blowing up innocent people. To them teaching their version of good/bad in school is the right thing to do. I’m certain that you are as sure of your ideas of good/bad as they are of their ideas.