The ubiquitous use of this word today, under the presumption that there is no ambiguity in its meaning, infuriates me. Consider the oft-heard phrase, "get an education", or "the importance of a good education". As far as I can tell, this most often means, apparently, to go to school (K-12) and graduate with a diploma.
That the word "education" is never unpacked, that the term is used so presumptively, is the cause of my decade-long vendetta against "education". Actually, my fury and my vendetta is against compulsory K-12 schooling, because it is within that venue that one hears the most black-box terms, flung about with self-righteous disregard for even the most basic and straightforward adherence to language and rationality.
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Sharonly commented on the word education
The ubiquitous use of this word today, under the presumption that there is no ambiguity in its meaning, infuriates me. Consider the oft-heard phrase, "get an education", or "the importance of a good education". As far as I can tell, this most often means, apparently, to go to school (K-12) and graduate with a diploma.
That the word "education" is never unpacked, that the term is used so presumptively, is the cause of my decade-long vendetta against "education". Actually, my fury and my vendetta is against compulsory K-12 schooling, because it is within that venue that one hears the most black-box terms, flung about with self-righteous disregard for even the most basic and straightforward adherence to language and rationality.
June 14, 2009