“Conscientiously believing that the proper condition of the negro is slavery, or a complete subjection to the white man, and entertaining the belief that the day is not distant when the old Union will be restored with slavery nationally declared to be the proper condition of all of African descent, and in view of the future harmony and progress of all the States of America, I have been induced to issue this address, so that there may be no misunderstanding in the future”
- Jefferson Davis
Green Arrow (11-13-2018)
But should we not also be mindful of what it really means (both to the individuals in question, and to society as a whole) to discard the rest as "residue"? Even if we are forced to be selective due to resource constraints, could our society be better served if we cultivate a more inclusive perspective in academia?
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"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
Mahatma Gandhi
In my drunkest state I do no not believe i have cursed that much.
Her sentiments are clouded in her delivery. But I bet she got an A from her professor for her extra credit.
Kids giving political statements in public are just that.... statements. Take them as you will.
" I'm old-fashioned. I like two sexes! And another thing, all of a sudden I don't like being married to what is known as a 'new woman'. I want a wife, not a competitor. Competitor! Competitor!" - Spencer Tracy in 'Adam's Rib' (1949)
Art thou every retard among us related to thine uncle or mistress by way of moral or illegitimate rendezvous? Thus, we are one side of the other's coin by luck or pluck. - Jimmyz
Captdon (11-19-2018)
Right, which is what Jefferson advocated.
And I doubt very much you, Who, disagree with the ends of inclusivity, in education, in society. The difference is the means. Ground up from the bottom up, of the, by the and for the people. Or top down by elite central planners forced on the people.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
Except that if TJ wanted poor people to participate in academia, he would not have been limiting the offer to just grammar school educations for the clearly exceptional and he wouldn't have been referring to poor people as rubbish i.e. garbage, human refuse. Only a person who believes that they are inherently superior refers to other people as rubbish. If people are rubbish their lives don't matter.
In quoting my post, you affirm and agree that you have not been goaded, provoked, emotionally manipulated or otherwise coerced into responding.
"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Green Arrow (11-13-2018),Safety (11-13-2018)
No, the reason the visitor pick out those who excel is to send them up to higher levels, including to the state university.
You probably don't realize it but at the time America and England were transitioning the old world aristocratic hierarchy to the modern Enlightened world. TJ was by habit an aristocrat, in thought an Enlightened individual. He after all penned the famous words in the Declaration that all men are created equal.
Anyway, not my problem you have personal issues with TJ. That misses the point.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
I was taught to learn things. i wasn't taught to pass a test written in DC. All that is is rote whatever you want to call it. I agree that rote is needed for math and spelling. We aren't doing that. We are teaching only to pass a tests.
Where are the English and history papers? That requires thinking on your own.That isn't being done. Talk to public school graduates and you'd think that blank look is normal.
Early school is just free child care. No way a four year-old should be in "school."
Liberals are a clear and present danger to our nation
Pick your enemies carefully.
My children were educated in public schools with a curriculum decided by the state, not the federal government. They can read, write and do math. They are both college educated. They can speak and write understandable English. They can read it. They can do math by hand but they don't have to now. Of course, that was 30 years ago.
Liberals are a clear and present danger to our nation
Pick your enemies carefully.
In quoting my post, you affirm and agree that you have not been goaded, provoked, emotionally manipulated or otherwise coerced into responding.
"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Stay keen bro, ensure to use a relevant comparison so you don't lose the readers ---just in case you meant President T.Jefferson
Jefferson did not have to deal with 1)Black people as, citizens, nor 2)the CRA'64 which protects them from the legacy of slavery Jefferson helped to embed in America's infrastructure.
Yes sir, quite frankly, Jefferson's philosophy is based solely upon Blacks as property/assets within Yonder Ideals For Delving Out White Privileges. True?
Unlike Jefferson, fortunately JFK/RFK/LBJ came along and finally realized, after 100 years, that our racist White Supremacy nation simply was not EVER going to stop cheating in order to compete against Black citizens-ground-up-from-the-bottom-up, of the, by the, and for the USA people.
So unlike Jefferson, they brilliantly drafted the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ((CRA'64)) AKA mother of Affirmative Action in academia.
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Safety (11-19-2018)