What is school for?
Axis: a public good: citizens and thinkers ... job training / credentials
John
| date |
change |
position |
video |
| 2010-01-04 |
new |
John says math turned out hugely useful to adults; government invests in education because it helps to have citizens who can do long division. |
It Hurts In My Toof: The 2010 Rules 00:00:29 |
| 2010-01-14 |
refine |
John says a liberal arts education teaches you what to think about; critical reading, like math, helps him learn what's interesting and grapple with an unjust world. |
Froghoppin' with Gatsby 00:03:17 |
| 2011-05-18 |
refine |
John holds that math and literature are both studied to learn a language and to understand our place in the universe, against the hard-soft continuum. |
The Education Continuum WARNER CHILCOTTED 00:01:34 |
| 2012-02-07 |
restate |
In the Crash Course preview John says the test that matters measures whether you are an informed, engaged, productive citizen, and lasts your whole life. |
10 Misconceptions Debunked! 00:03:11 |
| 2012-08-07 |
restate |
John: schools exist for everyone's benefit; he pays school taxes because he is better off in a well-educated world, and public education is an investment, not charity. |
An Open Letter to Students Returning to School 00:02:33 |
Hank