Re: Why is there such an aversion to thinking?

Date: 2010-09-30 04:28 pm (UTC)
I wonder what the tipping point between acknowledging achievement and famous-for-being-famous is. There has to be a point where people do something that makes them noticed, before the fame-for-being-famous point is reached. Right?

About the parents - well, I was on the PTA for one memorable year (I was VP, so much of what we did was my fault). This meant I got to spend a great deal of time trying to understand what parents wanted, and get them involved. Some were much more interested in sports. One of the fundraisers involved having our kids run around in circles, where the school got paid for each "lap". Another involved mass-sale of junk food. All the parents, including the ones who supported those bizarre-in-my-opinion fundraisers cared about their kids' learning. Not necessarily the way I care about it (more about having an education than doing the actual learning), but they cared. And that caring was the point at which we met and achieved things for the school.

Following that year I kept my daughter in public school until she finished working with one of the immensely awesome teachers, then pulled her into a private school more aligned with my values. This may support your point ::grin::
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