Wednesday, August 11, 2010

The dumbing down of America

More sad news: "Putting Our Brains on Hold" by Bob Herbert
 
 
Unfortunately, so true it is...
 
 
 

4 comments:

Dee J. said...

Great article! - I wonder so often why we blindly support the building of sports stadiums at the same time we are closing schools?????

Sara said...

Totally agree.

Expat in Germany said...

This is sad. I worked at a college and the notion that something must be interesting to keep doing it (i.e. college) is sad. I didn't particularly enjoy learning a lot of things I studied in university, but still felt that everything you learned helps you become a well rounded person. If people are aspiring to be Lindsay Lohan, we're in deep trouble.

Sara said...

I discovered I liked writing, anatomy, physics, German all by being forced to take classes in university. Even the classes I hated taught me things also... when something makes your mind swirl with difficulty of understanding, it's a good thing.

Too bad everyone can't realise this.