tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post1522455443012268230..comments2023-09-30T06:47:49.385-04:00Comments on Archive Fever: Theobold Reading Hybrid Activity (11/5/12)Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02207063102557561431noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-12037219213389692542012-11-06T13:54:44.762-05:002012-11-06T13:54:44.762-05:00"For the past century America’s cultural embr...<i>"For the past century America’s cultural embrace of industrial values: ever-increasing production, ever-increasing levels of efficiency, and ever-increasing levels of consumption, have been so dominant that the American public scarcely retains any cultural memory of the values that defined an agrarian worldview, values such as frugality, good neighborship, the avoidance of risk, and the psychological profit in work done well."</i><br /><br />Industrialization is crushing agrarian views in society today, with hardly anyone knowing what the term "agrarian" actually refers to. Generations after generations of families are losing touch with the environment. In the article I linked, children's book have gotten rid of "natural environments" and "wildlife" almost completely. Man-made environments such as parks have taken over children's books and as a result, less people in the world that cherish the agrarian views.<br /><br />http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/childrens-books-lose-touch-with-nature/Karina Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611083449911785857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-11709303203159796272012-11-06T13:14:02.261-05:002012-11-06T13:14:02.261-05:00"Recall that Smith legitimized English povert..."Recall that Smith legitimized English poverty by pointing to their possessions, the glass in their windows, the silverware on their tables, then compared these possessions to those owned by the poor in Africa, thereafter pronouncing England’s poor to be better off than African kings. Malthus, Ricardo, and even John Stuart Mill berated the poor of England for their moral shortcomings, claiming definitively that they bring on their own circumstances by their inability to contain their “procreative impulses.”"<br /><br />This concept from the reading talks about how the poverty in one country may be better off than the poverty in another country. The main idea behind this concept is that those stricken with poverty in England were better off than those who had to suffer poverty in third world countries. Though this concept may hold some merit that the people who are in poverty in England at the time it was written may have been better off, I think that comparing the two countries poverty status isn't quite as equal.<br /><br />Newspaper Article: http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/?verb=sr&csi=8075&sr=HLEAD%28Poverty+and+Wealth+in+America%29+and+date+is+September+30%2C+1991Mikeydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01592050655251704556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-23167304034570496992012-11-06T12:27:17.549-05:002012-11-06T12:27:17.549-05:00"For the past century America’s cultural embr..."For the past century America’s cultural embrace of industrial values: ever-increasing production, ever-increasing levels of efficiency, and ever-increasing levels of consumption, have been so dominant that the American public scarcely retains any cultural memory of the values that defined an agrarian worldview, values such as frugality, good neighborship, the avoidance of risk, and the psychological profit in work done well. As a consequence, the considerable, though disparate, educational movements well below the current radar, such as project-based learning or place-based learning, are operating to some degree in the dark, unaware of the extent to which these efforts resonate with the worldview captured by the term agrarianism."<br /><br />The key concept from this excerpt is that we have strayed from many important things that shape the way we think and in turn educate. I feel like this is saying that we as Americans have focused too much on the scientific and industrial aspects of living rather than the actual cultural ones. This has made it harder to educate our children appropriately. <br /><br />Here is a link to a newspaper article that focuses on this topic: https://prox.lib.ncsu.edu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177%2F1741143207087773Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278128741428058141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-15877426204913090172012-11-06T11:49:07.107-05:002012-11-06T11:49:07.107-05:00"Our embrace of industrial values has sent us..."Our embrace of industrial values has sent us headlong into a period of global Environmental Crisis of the sort the world has never known. Few hold much hope that the a governmental system dominated by the nation’s wealthiest citizens, and one beholden to corporate interests for their very seat in the halls of power, will take a proactive policy stand related to the exigencies to come."<br /><br />Policies have been made to minimize the extremities between the rich and poor. With the wealthy being in control, the concerns of the poorer are not taken into consideration and it shows itself in many forms. Also the industrial American has caused environmental damage to the world and seem to take pride in their ways. Immorality is the reason behind the damage done to the country.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16286526868707148866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-13369431084817111772012-11-06T11:37:03.861-05:002012-11-06T11:37:03.861-05:00"In other words, the earth is a common treasu..."In other words, the earth is a common treasury. In order for society to tap the benefits that come with land ownership, limits need to be placed on it, lest the land owner lose the ability to adequately care for it. Such limits have the added advantage of maximizing the number of land owners."<br /><br />The growth of personal wealth needs to be kept in check. One person can not adequately care for a large amount of land and the same is true for monetary wealth. The astounding level of inequality of America is a perfect example of growth that was not kept in check. The most wealthy have so much that they do not have the capabilities to utilize all of it or even take care of all of it. Pollution from the energy business (fracking, oil spills, etc) is a good example because more profit is the only concern and the land that they utilize is not cared for at all.<br /><br />http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/americans-want-to-live-in-a-much-more-equal-country-they-just-dont-realize-it/260639/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15156816187665483892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-4249299069394660142012-11-06T11:01:53.890-05:002012-11-06T11:01:53.890-05:00“For the past century America’s cultural embrace o...“For the past century America’s cultural embrace of industrial values: ever-increasing production, ever-increasing levels of efficiency, and ever-increasing levels of consumption, have been so dominant that the American public scarcely retains any cultural memory of the values that defined an agrarian worldview, values such as frugality, good neighborship, the avoidance of risk, and the psychological profit in work done well.”<br /><br />With the increase in production and consumption there is no longer a dependence on being kind and sharing. There is no longer a risk because society has so many options for consuming that the risk factor is gone. A main issue is that the feeling of a job well done is gone because it has become normal and a hard day’s work is hard to come by sometimes. <br /><br /><br />http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/05/americans-obesity-rate/1684507/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028540261069584383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-11206819790085801352012-11-06T10:53:27.679-05:002012-11-06T10:53:27.679-05:00"For the past century America’s cultural embr..."For the past century America’s cultural embrace of industrial values: ever-increasing production, ever-increasing levels of efficiency, and ever-increasing levels of consumption, have been so dominant that the American public scarcely retains any cultural memory of the values that defined an agrarian worldview, values such as frugality, good neighborship, the avoidance of risk, and the psychological profit in work done well. As a consequence, the considerable, though disparate, educational movements well below the current radar, such as project-based learning or place-based learning, are operating to some degree in the dark, unaware of the extent to which these efforts resonate with the worldview captured by the term agrarianism."<br /><br />This is quote I liked from the article for it explains America's problem. It says that the country is moving forward with its technologies and what not. However, people are not taking into consideration the effects that moving forward has. <br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/22/us/critics-rise-up-against-environmental-education.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198550111043395025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-84631277996818949492012-11-06T10:02:38.326-05:002012-11-06T10:02:38.326-05:00"Ruskin revealed the true nature of the relat..."Ruskin revealed the true nature of the relationship between wealth and poverty in a manner that has yet to be adequately answered by the classical economics tradition. Said Ruskin,<br /><br />"Men nearly always speak and write as if riches were absolute, and it were possible, by following certain scientific precepts, for everybody to be rich. Whereas riches are a power like that of electricity, acting only through inequalities or negations of itself. The force of the guinea you have in your pocket depends wholly on the default of a guinea in your neighbour’s pocket. If he did not want it, it would be of no use to you; the degree of power it possesses depends accurately upon the need or desire he has for it—and the art of making yourself rich is therefore equally and necessarily the art of keeping your neighbour poor (Ruskin 1985, 180-181)."" <br /><br />This fragment of the article is a point-on explanation of how economics plays a huge role in people's life. People are so consumed with the power of money that they will do whatever it takes to achieve the riches. The only way a small percentage of people can achieve wealth is to make sure the majority is poor. When the totem pole is established, freedom is a stake and the wealthy will overrule the poor people's freedom. The poor will always take the bullet for the advantage of the rich. <br /><br />Here is a newspaper article about what should the focus be on with the economy: <br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3066527/Emily Boyettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-60096695320570774972012-11-06T09:24:54.260-05:002012-11-06T09:24:54.260-05:00"For the past century America’s cultural embr..."For the past century America’s cultural embrace of industrial values: ever-increasing production, ever-increasing levels of efficiency, and ever-increasing levels of consumption, have been so dominant that the American public scarcely retains any cultural memory of the values that defined an agrarian worldview, values such as frugality, good neighborship, the avoidance of risk, and the psychological profit in work done well. As a consequence, the considerable, though disparate, educational movements well below the current radar, such as project-based learning or place-based learning, are operating to some degree in the dark, unaware of the extent to which these efforts resonate with the worldview captured by the term agrarianism."<br /><br />The excerpt explains the American ideal to keep moving forward. We seek only to make our lives easier. The cultural aspect has been lost and therefore holds little relevance. Culture has been lost to adults nd is not beginning to have an effect on children and their education.<br />Article:<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/02/opinion/02diamond.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356652536101898329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-41670824381274897372012-11-06T02:17:42.369-05:002012-11-06T02:17:42.369-05:00"The commons, therefore, was something that h..."The commons, therefore, was something that had to be meticulously maintained if it was going to be a viable resource for all neighborhood families in perpetuity. Achieving this kind of maintenance, maintaining fertility over centuries, required the achievement of balance—of animals to acres or of crop rotations—so as not to wear out the soil. An agrarian worldview gradually came to prize a kind of steady economic state, recognizing that efforts at intensifying or growing production levels could jeopardize the well-being of the entire neighborhood."<br /><br />Theobold is describing how balance was achieved in order to preserve the common use of land. It was a difficult and arduous process that benefited all members of the society, both present and future.<br /><br />The management of common resources is an important factor in sustainability. The government must monitor lands they own to ensure that all parties are using the land fairly. Because everyone who uses the resource wants the most of it they can get, and it is not privately owned, they each believe others will take it if they do not. In this way, communication is necessary for maintenance of these resources.<br /><br />http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-11-01/features/bs-gr-menhaden-hearing-20121101_1_menhaden-omega-protein-striped-bassSWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521032656028020157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-46358158029942591992012-11-06T01:26:29.101-05:002012-11-06T01:26:29.101-05:00"For the past century America’s cultural embr..."For the past century America’s cultural embrace of industrial values: ever-increasing production, ever-increasing levels of efficiency, and ever-increasing levels of consumption, have been so dominant that the American public scarcely retains any cultural memory of the values that defined an agrarian worldview, values such as frugality, good neighborship, the avoidance of risk, and the psychological profit in work done well. As a consequence, the considerable, though disparate, educational movements well below the current radar, such as project-based learning or place-based learning, are operating to some degree in the dark, unaware of the extent to which these efforts resonate with the worldview captured by the term agrarianism."<br /><br /><br />This quote explains the problem with our country. In reality many do not see any negative results by doing as they please living out their daily lives. Many of these problems can be related back to the school system. <br /><br />http://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/01/opinion/oe-gates1Ivey Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653253875815355473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-80429277366674924632012-11-06T00:57:08.768-05:002012-11-06T00:57:08.768-05:00"An educational system geared toward workplac..."An educational system geared toward workplace readiness that yields little intellectual wherewithal over the interplay of economics and the environment, over the relationship of poverty to wealth, or over the role of community in a Democracy will only reinforce the status quo."<br /><br />This quote sums up the reason there is a need for a change in the educational system. Our current educational system only perpetuates our current downward spiral of environmental exploitation.<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/22/AR2010092204653.html Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932094456903449931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-44235605445806383482012-11-06T00:47:05.851-05:002012-11-06T00:47:05.851-05:00One key concept in the reading is the need for a n...One key concept in the reading is the need for a no growth economy. The term no growth economy is fairly self explanatory through its name. It is an economic policy that is focused on maintaining the current level of economic prosperity, rather than having a constantly expanding and growing economy. Seeing as allowing growth to continue infinitely is quite unsustainable and most likely impossible, especially in a world where prosperity is derived from the use of resources, and resources are finite, it would be wise to halt growth before it gets too out of hand.<br /><br />http://robertdfeinman.com/society/no_growth.htmlMitchell Cooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-37020519106341445902012-11-06T00:42:47.320-05:002012-11-06T00:42:47.320-05:00"You could count on human self-interest to pr..."You could count on human self-interest to produce acquisitive behaviors, to seek the maximization of pleasure, etc., meaning that mathematics calculation and statistical probability were thought to be incredibly powerful tools for economic prediction."<br /><br />This highlights the article's point that while the planet is a shared source, the "tragedy of the commons" scenario is inevitable due to the selfish nature of mankind. In order to maximize one's own profit, one must extract as much profit as possible, often without consideration to the effects of the plan. This has resulted in the terrible environmental downfall that awaits us in the future unless immediate and extreme action is taken. In this essay, that action is argued to be intense education about the problems.<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/13/business/elinor-ostrom-winner-of-nobel-in-economics-dies-at-78.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242212918912700147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-23006439907408556502012-11-06T00:08:01.924-05:002012-11-06T00:08:01.924-05:00"Today, when environmental degradation has be..."Today, when environmental degradation has become the norm, when economic activity has demonstrably produced serious climactic changes, the concept of a no-growth economy has once again re-appeared on society’s radar screen. Former World Bank economist Herman Daly has been a persuasive advocate of no-growth economics for the last two decades. And he has at last attracted a significant following. But the educational component to such a societal shift is huge and, consequently, it has increasingly become a part of discussions about what schools are ultimately for, and how they might therefore function."<br /><br />This concept focuses on the fact that a non-growth economy has not been forgotten, rather that even some of the greatest economists in the world see the necessity for such a society. It also highlights the role education plays, and how the focus of the entire education system will have to shift to introduce and promote this new goal in society.<br /><br />http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/Manifesto-for-a-post-growth-economy-james-gustaves-spethAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809349924655222937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-52854099705421869092012-11-05T23:50:13.327-05:002012-11-05T23:50:13.327-05:00"In other words, the earth is a common treasu..."In other words, the earth is a common treasury. In order for society to tap the benefits that come with land ownership, limits need to be placed on it, lest the land owner lose the ability to adequately care for it. Such limits have the added advantage of maximizing the number of land owners. "<br /><br />This key point of the article is explaining that there needs to be more of a view that Earth is a common place, not just land you own. The author wants society to go back to believing that the Earth as a whole is for civilization to live on, not just pieces that are claimed by civilians. The author also says that if we limit how the people care for the land they inhibit it will maximize the number of land owners. I believe the author is not only saying it will maximize the number of land owners because of the number of them, but it will also maximize the good keeping of the land that is being inhibited because of the limitations placed on it.<br /><br />Here is a newspaper article talking about starting to regulate the land more to preserve forests : http://library.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16472860618406863166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-65894135625438093552012-11-05T23:04:16.432-05:002012-11-05T23:04:16.432-05:00The story of the tribe and the deer is a fantastic...The story of the tribe and the deer is a fantastic metaphor for human nature and society:<br /><br /> "‘The deer belongs to the one who has killed it!’ cries a young and active member of the tribe, adding, ‘If you are too lazy or if your aim is not good enough, so much the worse for you!’ An older, weaker member replies: ‘No! The deer belongs to all of us to be shared equally. If there is only one deer in the forest and you happen to be the one who catches sight of it, that is no reason why the rest of us should go without food.’"<br /><br />Those who have opportunity and advantage over others will try to claim the reward all for their own. Those at a disadvantage or inferior do not want to get "left out". They will try to share with the "victor". A problem with our society is that there are masses of people who are at a disadvantage and want to share. It leaves the few with advantages forced to divide their winnings. One would argue that there is no longer any motivation to succeed if all of your work and earnings will be shared with those who do not work as hard or have such great opportunity.<br /><br />This article talks about Obama's healthcare plan. Many people are against this plan because they feel that they don't need to fund others who are at a disadvantage. Why should someone else's "wrong" choices and actions negatively affect someone who made the "right" choices and actions?<br /><br />http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/health/diseasesconditionsandhealthtopics/health_insurance_and_managed_care/health_care_reform/index.htmlAlexMeltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147832558893775591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-85076441487865591182012-11-05T22:53:08.002-05:002012-11-05T22:53:08.002-05:00"At the risk of oversimplifying things, we wi..."At the risk of oversimplifying things, we will argue that there were two nineteenth century responses to the horrible conditions created by unfettered industrialism. One came from the pen of John Stuart Mill, the other from Karl Marx. But we will further argue that there was a third option—an agrarian option sometimes called the “middle way,” between Mill and Marx. As noted earlier, Mill demonstrated to the world that the wealth generated through industrial production could be distributed in ways that would alleviate the dire social conditions that defined England during the nineteenth century. He called for gradual reforms that would temper the violent nature of industrial production and thus preserve the status quo."<br /><br />In the time of early America, there were three different views that could be had about the upcoming nature of economic stability. The idea of industrialization, anti-industrialization, and agrarianism, the latter being the least common. However, through this agrarianism, social conditions would be less tense as in strict industrial or anti-industrial movements. <br /><br />http://neighbornewspapers.com/view/full_story/20365530/article-Column--Giving-agrarian-style?instance=southAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877938441290631731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-23106841460590035322012-11-05T22:40:27.257-05:002012-11-05T22:40:27.257-05:00"Today, when environmental degradation has be..."Today, when environmental degradation has become the norm, when economic activity has demonstrably produced serious climactic changes, the concept of a no-growth economy has once again re-appeared on society’s radar screen." In my opinion this quote means that abuse of the environment has become so common in today's society that it has become acceptable. Slow or even frozen economic growth has become a major problem and continues to stick around due to these environmental issues. <br /><br /><br />http://articles.marketwatch.com/2011-08-30/commentary/30687812_1_new-rules-economists-global-collapseMichael Branglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634826779171842616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-91158168948508246562012-11-05T22:37:19.453-05:002012-11-05T22:37:19.453-05:00"For the past century America’s cultural embr..."For the past century America’s cultural embrace of industrial values: ever-increasing production, ever-increasing levels of efficiency, and ever-increasing levels of consumption, have been so dominant that the American public scarcely retains any cultural memory of the values that defined an agrarian worldview, values such as frugality, good neighborship, the avoidance of risk, and the psychological profit in work done well. As a consequence, the considerable, though disparate, educational movements well below the current radar, such as project-based learning or place-based learning, are operating to some degree in the dark, unaware of the extent to which these efforts resonate with the worldview captured by the term agrarianism."<br /><br />People today are so concerned with being more efficient and fast as possible that things such as taking time to know your neighbors has become a thing of the past for most people. As a result, place-based learning is no longer a big thing because people just don't care about it anymore.<br /><br />http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-25/features/sc-fam-0424-know-neighbor-20120424_1_neighbors-social-networking-sites-block-party<br />John Cameron Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779134787245570493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-86973636897627595412012-11-05T22:21:44.095-05:002012-11-05T22:21:44.095-05:00"Today, when environmental degradation has be..."Today, when environmental degradation has become the norm, when economic activity has demonstrably produced serious climactic changes, the concept of a no-growth economy has once again re-appeared on society’s radar screen."<br /><br />In today's culture it has become normal to hear about the depletion of natural resources and all of our environmental problems. People do not care much when they hear about it because they consider it just another environmental issue. The degradation of the environment has lead to serious climate changes. The economy is also not growing as rapidly because it cannot. It is not an accepted norm to have a no-grow or declining economy but it needs to become one. <br /><br />http://www.countercurrents.org/czech301012.htmAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483046065352436476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-6731362323939770352012-11-05T22:10:21.192-05:002012-11-05T22:10:21.192-05:00" We will argue that a relatively short list ..." We will argue that a relatively short list of old ideas—agrarianism, the commons, no-growth economics, and the maximum wage—are experiencing a resurgence today precisely because Americans are looking for alternatives to a status quo that is demonstrably dangerous to life on the planet."<br /><br />This is the concept that Americans do not have the knowledge to sustain life on Earth, so the ideas of our forefathers are being brought forth. <br /><br />Newspaper Article:<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/20/science/earth/20MANA.html?ref=sustainabledevelopmentMolly Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900602957687911729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-90718046663963082582012-11-05T22:04:34.720-05:002012-11-05T22:04:34.720-05:00"In time, schools could become the kind of re..."In time, schools could become the kind of research vehicle that helps communities shoulder the burden of ethical consumption Ruskin described in the nineteenth century—knowing “what condition of existence you cause in the producers of what you buy.” Projects of this sort on a nation-wide basis would contribute markedly to an improved Culture, one that raises the well-being of communities and neighborhoods as essential criteria for policy-making. As is the case for some places right now, schools across the country could become catalysts to locally-produced food and energy in the interest of stopping human contributions to an ever-warming atmosphere. "<br /><br />Schools need to teach the importance of building a sustainable community as far as local food production and energy renewal in order for our communities to survive. Its important to instill this in young people who can help protect the area as they grow into adults!<br /><br />http://www.fairhopelocalfood.org/home/newsletter_Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129799456026279985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-63484097738075879442012-11-05T21:57:14.312-05:002012-11-05T21:57:14.312-05:00"A non-industrial, that is to say agrarian, w..."A non-industrial, that is to say agrarian, worldview can re-emerge in time to check the excesses that are heating the earth’s atmosphere, but educational efforts currently at the margins will need to move front and center “with all deliberate speed.” At the outset we cited project-based learning, social reconstructionist pedagogy, and community-based curriculum as old educational ideas that are enjoying a small, but noticeable resurgence. It is precisely these kinds of educational effort, we believe, that are necessary in order to prepare citizens for the burden of producing solutions to global problems."<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This excerpt explains the whole reasoning behind the article, refocusing America into a society that will be able to handle the coming trials that the world will throw at us. This is done through reconstructing our education system to be focused on hands on learning and concepts of using what we have instead of building from scratch.<br /><br /><br /><br />Newspaper article on hands on learning:<br />http://search.proquest.com/docview/368109921Kyle Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01195769843424242895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2395378940643679791.post-33730577677574610352012-11-05T21:46:47.891-05:002012-11-05T21:46:47.891-05:00“I know not why it should be a matter of congratul...“I know not why it should be a matter of congratulation that persons who are already richer than anyone needs to be, should have doubled their means of consuming things which give little or no pleasure except as representative of wealth”<br /><br />This excerpt from the article to me is stressing the belief that the rich getting richer is not beneficial the society. The constant growth of the wealthy funds is allowing them to gain more power and live above the law. They are now in position to have predominated say so in which should be established in communities. Not only will this silence the lower class voice, but it will also put more pressure on them to manage daily life while balancing funds. <br /><br />http://www.quickenblog.com/can-you-be-too-rich-the-negative-effects-of-wealth-2012-08-13/<br />ErnieRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491789045830864706noreply@blogger.com