On Mon, 20 Jan 2014 19:17:34 +0000, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:

> Maybe. I still think the problem is bigger than just tweaking school
> slightly. Like, we need to make the entire populas regard knowledge and
> skill as valuable things again, rather than something that only socially
> inept dweebs are about...

I think you're right - there needs to be a cultural shift towards 
recognising that brains are important.  Skills are also important, but 
some skills are more valuable for accomplishing things beyond just 
entertainment.

That said, I have a lot of respect for Shaquille O'Neill.  Not because 
he's a basketball star.  He holds a Ed.D. in Human Resource Development.  
He not only went to school, but he pursued a doctorate in professional 
development, which is a field that I have done a little work in (it's an 
"Adult Education" field.

Kudos for him for not just living off his NBA salary, but for wanting to 
better himself and others in the world - to the extent that he earned an 
advanced degree in it.

Maybe if others like him can show that being smart is important, the 
cultural shift will happen.

Jim

-- 
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and 
besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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