Thursday, January 04, 2007
The Chief of the Six Nations' words apply today
Displaced tribal peoples commonly regarded Europeans as crazy. In 1744 the Chiefs of the Six Nations declined an offer to send their sons to the College of William & Mary giving the following reply: Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces: they were instructed in your sciences; but when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods…neither fit hunters, warriors nor counselors, they were totally good for nothing.”
Now it should be considered that we no longer are a hunting race with bow and arrow, however we still forage, yet we never explain to our young how oneis to go about the best techniques for foraging; i.e.: how not to become the dupe whether in the grocery, department or specialty store. Furthermore our young believe that all that is online is gospel, and that to excel to stardom provides no greater glory. Poppycock such as this is born in the home that glorifies that neon god known as television. SHUT IT OFF!
The mathematic functions are to be found on a calculator, yet the function itself is not at all understood, and no one seems to know that there are 60 seconds in a minute, nor 60 minutes in an hour, because if it's not digital, then there is no time. Perimeters are numbers that are to be added up, but without the consideration for precisely for what it is that the sum stands. And may the supreme powers have mercy when you hear your off-spring explain what area calculation means. Don't be surprise if you hear something about planting corn!
Why are we all agreeing to pay for this costly thing called education when all it does is pick our pockets to support out of work coaches as principals, superintendents, and secreted away district representatives? Answers, please. And don't be anonymous...there is safety in numbers.
"To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men." by Abraham Lincoln (up date this to "and women.")
Now it should be considered that we no longer are a hunting race with bow and arrow, however we still forage, yet we never explain to our young how oneis to go about the best techniques for foraging; i.e.: how not to become the dupe whether in the grocery, department or specialty store. Furthermore our young believe that all that is online is gospel, and that to excel to stardom provides no greater glory. Poppycock such as this is born in the home that glorifies that neon god known as television. SHUT IT OFF!
The mathematic functions are to be found on a calculator, yet the function itself is not at all understood, and no one seems to know that there are 60 seconds in a minute, nor 60 minutes in an hour, because if it's not digital, then there is no time. Perimeters are numbers that are to be added up, but without the consideration for precisely for what it is that the sum stands. And may the supreme powers have mercy when you hear your off-spring explain what area calculation means. Don't be surprise if you hear something about planting corn!
Why are we all agreeing to pay for this costly thing called education when all it does is pick our pockets to support out of work coaches as principals, superintendents, and secreted away district representatives? Answers, please. And don't be anonymous...there is safety in numbers.
"To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men." by Abraham Lincoln (up date this to "and women.")
# posted by Bite Me Kissimmee @ 12:35 PM 
