2008-05-04

Article Of Interest: The Death Of Liberal Education

The New Criterion puts forth a paper titled, "What was a liberal education?" regarding what is happening in our institutions of higher education. I say "our" because I do think this applies to Canada.

Idiots can be educated but they're still idiots.

Put it to you another way: putting ketchup on a rotting steak doesn't make the steak taste better. Or adding deodorant to mask the fact you have haven't showered in a couple of days won't hide the bad odor.

Many people go to school armed with the wrong mindset. Their brains are already maligned. They learn to read, refine and debate their pre-determined world view with scant ability to remain truly open and liberal to the exchange of ideas dissimilar to theirs.

That's why we have a communicative malaise. No one is listening. Our heads and noses are stuck in the pages of ignorance and nowhere else.

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