Education and Corporations and Humanity

Very good and angry post at Shakesville on the "two views" of education that seem to be holding sway in this country -- and unfortunately, holding sway in the corridors of power.

I'm not going to try to excerpt it -- it's too much of a piece and you need to read the whole thing.

I will say, though, that my own idea of education is somewhat more than mere training so that you can get a job. I think a good, rounded, liberal education has a lot to do with making decent citizens.

Think of it this way: the teabaggers are the products of the corporate idea of "education."