Beyond Hand me Downs
It took years for Preston Haskell to finally finish it.
It being this book so relevant today.
The following is a excerpt of 'An Unpredictable Place' - beyond hand me downs.
“Why not Mr. Haskell?” she responded in kind. “Why are you
so sure
that a system of mixed grades is hopeless? Perhaps you should consider
the ramifications of mixed grades, particularly with your position on
interactive computer education coupled with the power of pure social
intercourse. Given that you contend that less than two hours per day of applied
computer learning is equal to a day’s educational capacity of our current
system, and given that you contend that social intuitiveness would be better
advanced through a proffered system of arts, sports, etiquette, and
professional mentoring, and given that you contend that we might possibly need
a greater number of teachers to periodically and privately tutor, perhaps you
should also consider the power of mixed grades.
“Consider this, Mr. Haskell,” she continued in a snippy
manner, “if you think that a one room schoolhouse is so hopeless, how do you
justify this hopelessness, considering your admiration and respect for all of
your heroes who garnered some portion of their education in exactly that
situation?”
I stared at Ayn through the rearview mirror considerably
longer than a driver should. Predicated on my growing respect for this woman, I
concluded that my assertions would suffer if I ignored her counsel.
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