Education or Indoctrination Part 10

Andrew Gutmann, a father of a student at the elite, $54,000-a-year Brearley School in Manhattan, wrote a scathing open letter to the school community. He stated that he wouldn’t be re-enrolling his daughter this upcoming academic year due to the school’s singular focus on “anti-racism” efforts that, according to Gutmann, are overtly racist and exclusionary.… Continue reading Education or Indoctrination Part 10

Education or Indoctrination Part 4

Education uses statistical analysis to encourage thought toward reasoning, and proposed solution finding. Indoctrination often uses statistics, but has offered no analysis of size, duration, control subjects, criteria, or duration of the gathering of those statistics. Thus, the statistics offered through indoctrination are simply misrepresented, and are used only to support the beliefs being posed.… Continue reading Education or Indoctrination Part 4

Education or Indoctrination Part 3

Education can be directly supported by data that is derived from facts. Indoctrination tends to use language that encompasses everything, referring to ‘all’, or ‘every’, as though the insights created are a statement of fact for each and every individual of a group. For example: ‘All democrats spend too much money.’ ‘All republicans are religiously… Continue reading Education or Indoctrination Part 3

Education or Indoctrination Part 2

You can be indoctrinated into a political party, a cult, or a belief system. In fact, all of us are indoctrinated into a belief system as we are growing up. Whether our parents or guardians are open and understanding people, or if they are bigoted, and want nothing to do with anyone outside of their… Continue reading Education or Indoctrination Part 2

Education or Indoctrination Part 1

The difference between education and indoctrination is vast, but it is often subtle when the mind thinks of these two subjects. Education involves the seeking of facts, and learning about what is the truth, and what is not. Indoctrination is aimed at influencing people to believe in facts, without being able to back up these… Continue reading Education or Indoctrination Part 1

Education Not Sexualisation

Concerns about easy access to pornography, an over-sexualised culture and low self-esteem and body image were voiced repeatedly at teacher. They say they are worried about pupils growing up in a culture where pornographic images are widely available and teenagers felt pressured to have a “perfect” body. https://vk.com/video677203037_456239151

Oct 2021. The St Andrew’s Induction

After making their grades and unpacking their bags, new students may be forgiven for thinking they are ready to launch themselves into university life. But at one of Britain’s leading institutions, they must now clear one more hurdle before beginning their studies: they must accept “personal guilt”. St Andrews has introduced compulsory modules on sustainability,… Continue reading Oct 2021. The St Andrew’s Induction