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socialist_n_TN

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6. My view would be to turn the two goals around......

Reply to daleanime (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 21, 2014, 04:07 PM

Jun 2014

IOW, the main goal is to make a profitable commodity out of education and, at the same time, turn out obedient slaves for the corporations rather than critically thinking citizens. At the least those would be co-equal goals.

As an added fillip, the profits they make mostly come from the public coffers through the education budgets of the cities and states. And because of the laws mandating educational attendance up to 16 years old, those profits will always be there as long a people have kids. It's a pretty sweet racket for the profit takers.

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Educating for the Status Quo [View all] TBF Jun 2014 OP

Is there any other profession that roody Jun 2014 #1

In all honesty it has nothing to do with education imo - TBF Jun 2014 #2

I agree... socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #4

Exactly! ctsnowman Jun 2014 #5

I think it has a lot to do with education, actually. Jackpine Radical Jun 2014 #7

K&R.... daleanime Jun 2014 #3

My view would be to turn the two goals around...... socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #6

I think it is profit first as well - TBF Jun 2014 #8