[AGL] Use it....or lose it

[Wayne Johnson]

I really hate to sound overly "conspiratorial"...or worse...over-the-top self-aggrandizing, but I fear that there is an rather ugly reason why so many schools don't want people like "me" and others like me....fear, including fear of exposure for the intellectual shallowness that permeates most of their education and their pedagogy.  

Least it certainly seems to work that way here in Virginia.  

cheers.

wgJ
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Frances Morey 
  To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s 
  Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:52 AM
  Subject: Re: [AGL] Use it....or lose it


  It is a sad commentary on our educational system which resembles a "day-jail" more than a learning venue. There are not enough teachers like you and too many retired military regimentalists in the classroom.
  Best, 
  Frances

  Wayne Johnson <cadaobh at shentel.net> wrote:
    D'oh! More know Simpsons than Constitution
    Study: America more familiar with cartoon family than First Amendment

    The Associated Press
    Updated: 1:22 a.m. ET March 1, 2006


    CHICAGO - Americans apparently know more about "The Simpsons" than they do 
    about the First Amendment.

    Only one in four Americans can name more than one of the five freedoms 
    guaranteed by the First Amendment. (Survey: can you name the five freedoms?)

    But more than half can name at least two members of the cartoon family, 
    according to a survey.

    The study by the new McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum found that 22 percent 
    of Americans could name all five Simpson family members, compared with just 
    one in 1,000 people who could name all five First Amendment freedoms.

    Joe Madeira, director of exhibitions at the museum, said he was surprised by 
    the results.

    "Part of the survey really shows there are misconceptions, and part of our 
    mission is to clear up these misconceptions," said Madeira, whose museum 
    will be dedicated to helping visitors understand the First Amendment when it 
    opens in April. "It means we have our job cut out for us."

    The survey found more people could name the three "American Idol" judges 
    than identify three First Amendment rights. They were also more likely to 
    remember popular advertising slogans.

    It also showed that people misidentified First Amendment rights. About one 
    in five people thought the right to own a pet was prot ected, and 38 percent 
    said they believed the right against self-incrimination contained in the 
    Fifth Amendment was a First Amendment right, the survey found.

    The telephone survey of 1,000 adults was conducted Jan. 20-22 by the 
    research firm Synovate and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 
    percentage points



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