The expression "Conceptually Incompentent" may seem harsh when describing those who devote their working hours to imparting knowledge to the next generation. This web author did not easily adopt that estimate.
The following links will provide corroboration to my position.
The Ayn Rand Institute -- from this page, select "Op-Eds," then select from among dozens of articles. Recommended for those researching education are these articles:
Philosophy: Who Needs It? -- This weekly talk-radio
program on philosophic topics occasionally does programs on
education. Check show
topics to see if one is coming up on the next program (which
you may hear from the site or over the air). Check the 24-hour-a-day sound
clips to see if the current group includes some on modern
education.
Excerpts on education
may be listed as "Pod People Bulletins," after the nonhuman life
forms in the "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" movies. The
clips, delivered by the host, are the wisdom of a world-renowned
lecturer who taught college for 17 years.)
Second Renaissance
Books site -- Once there,
select "Catalogue," then
select "View Subject Categories For Online
Catalogue," then
select "Education."
You'll find (by clicking on the titles of the books) lengthy
review-type descriptions of books provide much documentation from
the books without the reader having to acquire the book unless he
has an extensive need or desire for the full story. (The
name of this bookseller expresses its basic premise: that were
society were to become overwhelmingly influenced by the right
ideas, it would bring about a new Renaissance, a time of
rationality, peace, respect for achievement)
The Underground Grammarian -- a substantial number of articles, some complete books, and more links, all devoted to the state of education and to correctives.
"Our Schools Breed Teen Violence" by Glenn Woiceshyn
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