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jeff_duntemann

If I Had a Billion, Part 4

Jul 28, 2007 09:30

(Continuing a thread I began in my July 13, 2007 entry.) It's interesting to tote up the responses I've gotten to my challenge of playing the "If I had a billion..." game. Basically, if you had a huge lump of money and all the material goods you wanted (and many of us seem to be either close ( Read more... )

speculation, games, education

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the Trivium anonymous July 30 2007, 17:12:50 UTC

You may want to look at: "The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric" by Sister Miriam Joseph. The volume is old enough to be pretty free of latter-day corruptions.

I agree with your proposal for altering public education, but would add:
- no Federal funding; no Federal control (keep it local to the community)
- make the study of the mechanics of economics a fundamental requirement. (Hazlett, or perhaps Sowell.)
- if there is a school lunch program, add to the etiquette a basic course in table manners and the use of eating utensils.

Bill Meyer