Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site unc.unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!talcott!panda!genrad!decvax!mcnc!unc!fsks From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social Subject: Re: The use of '-type' Message-ID: <117@unc.unc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 17:11:34 EDT Article-I.D.: unc.117 Posted: Fri Aug 9 17:11:34 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 08:22:56 EDT References: <968@peora.UUCP> <1424@mtx5b.UUCP>Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) Organization: CS Dept, U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill Lines: 23 Xref: linus net.singles:7598 net.social:821 FRANK SILBERMANN: >> The whole purpose of educating children is so that they will gradually >> become the type of person that will fit well into society -- i.e. to >> be able to earn a living and associate in normal ways with other people, >> according to society's norms and standards. The idea that each one of >> us should develop our own behaviors independently of what society expects >> is pure bunk. In article <1406@pyuxd.UUCP> rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) writes: >That's funny. I always thought it was the idea that we were "supposed" to >fit in to roles imposed upon us and not express our individuality that was >(and is) PURE BUNK. > >The whole purpose of THE CURRENT SYSTEM OF EDUCATING CHILDREN is to fit them >into boxes that will enable them to "perform well in society". Along the way, >over the past n000 years, somebody lost sight of the fact that the society >exists to serve the needs of the individual, not the other way around. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Society exists to serve the needs of the individual." Which individual? Wait, let me guess. Are his initials R_L_R ? Frank Silbermann