Daily Archives: Friday, 7 May 2010

I hold the following very, very simple view—a view which is born of the adage that there is a time and a place for everything: elementary schools and high schools should be about teaching students the basic necessities in life. First priority has to be teaching students how to read and write and do basic arithmetic. Learning these skills is far more important than promoting cultural awareness. And it is shame that the principal of Live Oak High School is not motivated to privilege these intellectual excellences over cultural awareness. Cultural awareness, as such, has never made anyone a good parent or paid a bill. Thus, on my view, the principal is a failure. Continue reading →