RE: Could you pass 8th grade in 1895 09-18-2013, 07:53 AM
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Knowing the price of oil per barrel? Please say people still know what that is.
None of this is incredibly complex, it just isn't studied anymore. It is no longer valuable to know how to phonetically write things out( or, for that matter, read phonetic script ).
It's also worth noting that 19th century education was, by definition, a lot less progressive than even today's system. Back then, if you could regurgitate the trivia that was on the test, you were a brilliant man to society. Today, the value in education is not in what you read in a textbook, it's learning how to evaluate conflicting views, think critically, and come to conclusions.
As for me being close minded, get your head out of you ass and convince me, rather than "zomg u so noob gun owner using safes and shit" and attempting to pass anecdotal evidence as incontrovertible.
None of this is incredibly complex, it just isn't studied anymore. It is no longer valuable to know how to phonetically write things out( or, for that matter, read phonetic script ).
It's also worth noting that 19th century education was, by definition, a lot less progressive than even today's system. Back then, if you could regurgitate the trivia that was on the test, you were a brilliant man to society. Today, the value in education is not in what you read in a textbook, it's learning how to evaluate conflicting views, think critically, and come to conclusions.
As for me being close minded, get your head out of you ass and convince me, rather than "zomg u so noob gun owner using safes and shit" and attempting to pass anecdotal evidence as incontrovertible.





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