Mike M wrote: > > On Monday 03 February 2003 18:38, Daniel Barclay wrote: > > Kenward Vaughan wrote: > > > ... > > > In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be > > > _teachers_ and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, > > > because passing civilization along from one generation to the next > > > ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone > > > could have. - Lee Iacocca > > > > Wouldn't that be society resting on its laurels? And stagnating? > > (With no one creating additional civilization.) > > Socrates was stagnant and resting on his society's laurels? Good teaching > inspires creativity.
I didn't say Socrates was stagnant. I didn't say teachers were stagnant. No, I said (well...meant) that society would be stagnant if passing on knowledge were the _only_ highest aspiration. Someone's got to be creating/discovering/generating new knowldge or the pool of knowledge doesn't grow. Daniel -- Daniel Barclay [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
