Amen.
Jody (Who can read, write, spell, do advanced algebra
and calculus and understand ASA numbers, as well as a
few other things)
> Just to be perfectly clear, since I was the first to
> jump into this
> with a comment of disgust and revulsion. My
> comments were not aimed
> at the "knowledgability or intelligence of the film
> buyers," rather
> it was directed to the "dumbing down" of America and
> society in
> general, where more and more goods and services are
> marketed to the
> lowest common denominator. News is now
> entertainment sound bites,
> and looking for in depth analysis and opinions is
> often a fruitless
> search. Look at the proliferation of books and CD's
> for Dummies.
> It's almost a badge of honor to admit you know
> nothing about a
> subject. Fewer people understand the world around
> them, and fewer
> still care much to learn. In a world so advanced
> it's astonishing
> how many students can't read well, or do simple
> math.
>
> Rather than pushing people to excel, we are often
> forcing excellent
> people to function on lower and lower levels.
> Recently several high
> school students, appearing on a radio documentary,
> complained about
> the poor quality of education they were receiving,
> as teachers are
> now "teaching to tests" rather than providing
> knowledge in depth.
> Rather than teaching students how to think and
> reason, teachers are
> exploring the best way to achieve high scores on
> multiple choice
> exams.
>
> Companies like Kodak contribute to this society of
> Dummies when they
> market their goods in the way that's been described.
> Kodak's not
> alone in this. While it may seem that more people
> have a great
> breadth of knowledge, fewer and fewer have a depth
> of knowledge.
> --
> Shel Belinkoff
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