"The question is: to what extent?" I wish I could offer an insight, but I doubt there's much someone like me, a product of public school indoctrination education, can contribute. One thing I did note was the frequent mention of "virtue" in classical writing of Roman politicians.. Even Augustus seems to have valued "virtue," but one could argue that he probably isn't the best example, considering how he undermined the Roman Republic.
No, there isn't, even in Social Studies classes. For instance, today I challenged my teacher on the claim that Robespierre was the despot of the French Republic. Her reply? "That's not what the AP exam readers are looking for." Some of my classmates also chimed in, arguing that it does not matter as he's dead and who cares about dead people? I feel like Americans in general do not value intellectual discussions thanks to the dumbed down public school system. It's ridiculous.
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Date: 2011-03-30 01:49 am (UTC)"The question is: to what extent?"
I wish I could offer an insight, but I doubt there's much someone like me, a product of public school
indoctrinationeducation, can contribute. One thing I did note was the frequent mention of "virtue" in classical writing of Roman politicians.. Even Augustus seems to have valued "virtue," but one could argue that he probably isn't the best example, considering how he undermined the Roman Republic.No, there isn't, even in Social Studies classes. For instance, today I challenged my teacher on the claim that Robespierre was the despot of the French Republic. Her reply? "That's not what the AP exam readers are looking for." Some of my classmates also chimed in, arguing that it does not matter as he's dead and who cares about dead people? I feel like Americans in general do not value intellectual discussions thanks to the dumbed down public school system. It's ridiculous.