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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are so many people in this country promoting this new fascination with the poorly educated? Why is that something to aspire to?

I think the DC area is trying to hold onto whatever dignity we have left thanks to the poorly educated around the country who thought smart people are just snobs. Sexual predators with less education were the preferred way to go. We are all doomed when people like OP condemn striving for excellence and instead try to make it cool to stay under a very low bar.

My son will be attending a T20 school next year where he will hone his critical thinking skills. We are fortunate enough to be able to afford it and I cannot imagine raising a child who cannot think for themselves. That's how we got this very popular cult today who thinks dictatorship is good and democracy is bad!
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I mean for someone espousing critical thinking, I think you missed the point of the OP (I’m not OP btw).  You can value education, encourage your kids to do the same, etc.  It doesn’t automatically translate into getting into T20.   It’s insulting to assume that kids attending non T20 won’t have a chance to “hone in” their critical thinking skills.  Also-lots of people cannot afford a T20.  [/quote]

Not everyone has to go to a T20. I'm stating why we feel it is helpful to do so in our case and that it is ONE way to work on critical thinking. There are many other great ways to do that but to condemn it (as OP has done) seems ridiculously short sighted. Education at prestigious schools has value.

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If democracy depends on highly-educated voters, T20 schools will always necessarily fail us. You simply cannot reserve education for an exclusive elite and also expect to influence the thinking of the majority of voters. The math will never work. [/quote]

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