[relictele]

Once in a while I’m tempted by an article that appears to relate or explore a historical occurrence eg the Wright Brothers or Apollo 11.

But the writers are hopelessly PC. They simply cannot write simple exposition without inserting opinion, usually of the sexism, homophobia, climate change variety.

This, in turn, prompts another question: if schools are so effective at PC conditioning (read: brainwashing) why can’t they apply at least a fraction of that apparently powerful ability to delivering lasting empirical knowledge?

[grania]

I still tutor some. What I observe is anecdotal. I see students when there's a total breakdown of the teacher/student relationship, as I'm not a tutor who works in conjunction with any school system.

In 1998, THE CLONING OF THE AMERICAN MAIN by B.K.Eakman was published. Even back then, it was apparent that education was being re-directed to following procedures without thought or value judgement. Is following a process learning how to think independently? I personally don't think so. What we see today is people who aren't just taught how to do things, they're taught how to react and how to feel.