A little learnin’….
I am mindful of the expression, “A little learning is a dangerous thing” usually followed by, “An educated fool!”
Although the two expression are usually linked together and many times spoken within the same breath, I do not see an “Off with their heads” intentions nor malicious intentions. The expression as I know it is only to say some people take knowledge and make efforts to link it to nonsense. They try to do the “If so and so is true, than the results are what I say they are”. Many times you can get a bunch of people agreeing with you. You can draw a consensus around that thinking and with appropriate exposure, the results could develop little feet and indeed little feet fully prepared and eager to run a marathon.
A lot of teachers get these reactions in their classrooms but appropriate guidance and careful preparations can eliminate most, if not all, mis-guided conclusions. We know without appropriate preparations we could end up with a few students, (Tea Baggers?) who are rebellers looking for a cause; sniffin’, scratching and scrounging around for a cause, if you will.
They feel educated, informed and empowered and you really feel bad giving them a low grade on their test due to the fact they made such crazy connections with the information to which they were exposed in the learning process. You scratch your head, “How in hell did they come to that conclusion?” and it would be one of those conclusions, 2+2=2 2/2. You took such care in the sequencing of the lesson. After a few years with that kind of student, you can not help making some private conclusions. Private due to the fact your conclusions may very well be un-professional to openly verbalize. (smile)
In my opinion, the “little learning is a dangerous thing” is what is happening in some segments of our society regarding the transparency of our present administration. The “spot on” information is there. No lip-stick on a pig. Just as much sun shine as possible. However, the only drawback, as I see it is some people can not stay on a good, mentally healthy learning curve. As I would say about myself, and as with everybody, while skipping down the Learning Road, “Things happen” along the way and for good or bad, you are judged on them. Enough said.
As always,
BB
And now....the helpless despair sets in
by thereisnospoon
Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 05:10:30 PM
Excerpt:
Dear Tea Party Participants,
Let me begin by saying this: I know how you feel. I've been there.
And
As easy as it is to mock your fringe besotted, astroturf corporate, woefully named protests--and the ease with which you are mocked has made doing so almost de rigeur--I will not mock you here. For many of you, these poorly attended, ill-considered events are your first foray into real citizen activism, and your first venture into the art of the street protest.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/4/15/720534/-And-now....the-helpless-despair-sets-in
Although the two expression are usually linked together and many times spoken within the same breath, I do not see an “Off with their heads” intentions nor malicious intentions. The expression as I know it is only to say some people take knowledge and make efforts to link it to nonsense. They try to do the “If so and so is true, than the results are what I say they are”. Many times you can get a bunch of people agreeing with you. You can draw a consensus around that thinking and with appropriate exposure, the results could develop little feet and indeed little feet fully prepared and eager to run a marathon.
A lot of teachers get these reactions in their classrooms but appropriate guidance and careful preparations can eliminate most, if not all, mis-guided conclusions. We know without appropriate preparations we could end up with a few students, (Tea Baggers?) who are rebellers looking for a cause; sniffin’, scratching and scrounging around for a cause, if you will.
They feel educated, informed and empowered and you really feel bad giving them a low grade on their test due to the fact they made such crazy connections with the information to which they were exposed in the learning process. You scratch your head, “How in hell did they come to that conclusion?” and it would be one of those conclusions, 2+2=2 2/2. You took such care in the sequencing of the lesson. After a few years with that kind of student, you can not help making some private conclusions. Private due to the fact your conclusions may very well be un-professional to openly verbalize. (smile)
In my opinion, the “little learning is a dangerous thing” is what is happening in some segments of our society regarding the transparency of our present administration. The “spot on” information is there. No lip-stick on a pig. Just as much sun shine as possible. However, the only drawback, as I see it is some people can not stay on a good, mentally healthy learning curve. As I would say about myself, and as with everybody, while skipping down the Learning Road, “Things happen” along the way and for good or bad, you are judged on them. Enough said.
As always,
BB
And now....the helpless despair sets in
by thereisnospoon
Wed Apr 15, 2009 at 05:10:30 PM
Excerpt:
Dear Tea Party Participants,
Let me begin by saying this: I know how you feel. I've been there.
And
As easy as it is to mock your fringe besotted, astroturf corporate, woefully named protests--and the ease with which you are mocked has made doing so almost de rigeur--I will not mock you here. For many of you, these poorly attended, ill-considered events are your first foray into real citizen activism, and your first venture into the art of the street protest.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/4/15/720534/-And-now....the-helpless-despair-sets-in
posted by BB at 4:30 AM
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