To: nihil who wrote (34645 ) 4/13/1999 6:48:00 PM From: jbe Respond to
nihil, I am afraid I must agree with Lather on one point. In the course of my checkered education, I spent a year and a half at an ultra-progressive school (called, wouldn't you know, "Manumit"). The kids could all write fiery editorials denouncing U.S. foreign policy, but could not do fractions (and this was in 8th grade!). A year and a half was okay; but kids who had spent years at Manumit later found themselves academic cripples.prevent the student from being forced into a mold. In this country, in our day, youngsters are often "molded" by the pressures of mass culture. But one who has been taught to appreciate literature, say, may be less likely to spend his days & nights staring at boob-tube sitcoms.
