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Bob_VT · 06-07-2009, 04:04 PM

”The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.” — Cicero, 55 BC

SIPNGAS · 06-07-2009, 04:06 PM

Obviously, nothing....

yaris-me · 06-07-2009, 04:14 PM

You're telling the wrong people. We are the ones living within our means.

silver_echo · 06-07-2009, 04:16 PM

really? we are allowed to learn?

SIPNGAS · 06-07-2009, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by yaris-me

You're telling the wrong people. We are the ones living within our means.

If more and more of us keep losing our jobs, that won't be true, either.

cali yaris · 06-07-2009, 04:37 PM

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really? we are allowed to learn?

You bet! ..but as a GROUP, have we?

Bob_VT · 06-07-2009, 07:53 PM

I thought is was a great quote to carry forward.

Bob Dog · 06-07-2009, 08:15 PM

"Those who ignore history are destined to repeat it." Edmund Burke
"Learn to forget, Learn to forget, Learn to forget.." Jim Morrison

TinyGiant · 06-07-2009, 09:50 PM

"people are dumb" - Me

lol

no one ever learns and this generation is no exception. My 16yo sister inlaw didnt know what the holocost was and still doesnt really understand it. we quized her on a bunch of huge historical moments to see what stuff her school wasn't covering well enough or what wasnt quite sticking with her.. its interesting.. i remember when we covered that stuff in school it was supplemented with videos and such that would make it pretty hard to forget. idk I have a younger friend whose principal told him that it didnt seem that school was for him and that he would recommend that he drop out and get his GED because he wasnt seeming to be doing all that well in school.. how sad is that. and the kid did drop out too.

GeneW · 06-07-2009, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob_VT

”The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.” — Cicero, 55 BC

Ave Senatus Populusque Romanus!!

Gene

TLyttle · 06-08-2009, 12:20 PM

I questioned the US education system on another site as to how effective it is. Consensus was that it isn't education at all, but propaganda, particularly when it comes to learning about the rest of the planet or its history. Please note that the respondents were Americans. It would seem that knowing about the holocaust or the Roman Empire is less important than how many shots were fired at Bunker Hill. Cicero's quote is so relevant to the situation in the US and how it outlines the future of the US, one would think that its inclusion in school curriculum would be mandatory.

We indeed live in interesting times!

supmet · 06-08-2009, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TLyttle

I questioned the US education system on another site as to how effective it is. Consensus was that it isn't education at all, but propaganda, particularly when it comes to learning about the rest of the planet or its history. Please note that the respondents were Americans. It would seem that knowing about the holocaust or the Roman Empire is less important than how many shots were fired at Bunker Hill. Cicero's quote is so relevant to the situation in the US and how it outlines the future of the US, one would think that its inclusion in school curriculum would be mandatory.

We indeed live in interesting times!

Before the conception of mandatory public schools in the United States, 97% of 18 year olds could read at a 12th grade level. Today less than 75% of 18 year olds can read at the same level.

Not to mention, all the good stuff gets skipped or told from an extremely skewed point of view - gulf of tonkin, bay of pigs, pearl harbor, etc.

The education system in the US is just there to make subservient proletarians. Thanks Mr. Rockefeller.

06-07-2009, 04:04 PM	#1
Bob_VT View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,704	What have we learned?? ”The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.” — Cicero, 55 BC

06-07-2009, 04:06 PM	#2
SIPNGAS I LOVE my Yaris! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Polar White LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Wisconsin Posts: 5,164	Obviously, nothing.... __________________ We don't see things as THEY are...we see them as WE are. Lisa aka *SIPNGAS*

06-07-2009, 04:16 PM	#4
silver_echo ekodrvr View User's Garage Drives: 2002 white subaru impreza wrx Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 776	really? we are allowed to learn? __________________ if you want to see my plans for this car, check out here... http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3154316 i like this smiley...

06-07-2009, 07:53 PM	#7
Bob_VT View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,704	I thought is was a great quote to carry forward. __________________ some people are little slinkies. . . . .they are really good for nothing. . . .but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs. Come to the DARKSIDE..... We have candy

06-07-2009, 09:50 PM	#9
TinyGiant Tiny Giant Clothing View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue Yaris 3D LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rochester, NH Posts: 3,394	"people are dumb" - Me lol no one ever learns and this generation is no exception. My 16yo sister inlaw didnt know what the holocost was and still doesnt really understand it. we quized her on a bunch of huge historical moments to see what stuff her school wasn't covering well enough or what wasnt quite sticking with her.. its interesting.. i remember when we covered that stuff in school it was supplemented with videos and such that would make it pretty hard to forget. idk I have a younger friend whose principal told him that it didnt seem that school was for him and that he would recommend that he drop out and get his GED because he wasnt seeming to be doing all that well in school.. how sad is that. and the kid did drop out too. __________________ Sold the yaris... rocking an 89 vw cabriolet now :)

06-07-2009, 04:14 PM	#3
yaris-me Learn to Relax Drives: 2007, Meteorite, LB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,070	You're telling the wrong people. We are the ones living within our means.

06-07-2009, 08:15 PM	#8
Bob Dog DARK PHASE OF THE MOON Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: the Boondocks, NC Posts: 993	"Those who ignore history are destined to repeat it." Edmund Burke "Learn to forget, Learn to forget, Learn to forget.." Jim Morrison

06-08-2009, 12:20 PM	#11
TLyttle Drives: 07 Yaris sedan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Keremeos BC Posts: 986	I questioned the US education system on another site as to how effective it is. Consensus was that it isn't education at all, but propaganda, particularly when it comes to learning about the rest of the planet or its history. Please note that the respondents were Americans. It would seem that knowing about the holocaust or the Roman Empire is less important than how many shots were fired at Bunker Hill. Cicero's quote is so relevant to the situation in the US and how it outlines the future of the US, one would think that its inclusion in school curriculum would be mandatory. We indeed live in interesting times!

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