[Xmca-l] Re: The value of Philosophy: xmca and the GOP

[Peg Griffin]

Kim, Mike, Peter,
Yes! Yes! Yes!
My reaction for Rubio was sort of sticking out an intellectual tongue:  I wanted to send him a crate of Studs Terkel's book "Working,"  
You've given me impetus to aim for something a tad more useful.
Peg

PS Thinking about the false dichotomy in addition to non-facts, do you think Rubio knows about the read-alouds for workers in the cigar-making workshops in Cuba?  

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From: xmca-l-bounces+peg.griffin=att.net@mailman.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-l-bounces+peg.griffin=att.net@mailman.ucsd.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Smagorinsky
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Subject: [Xmca-l] Re: The value of Philosophy: xmca and the GOP

Mike, the "need more welders" line has been around conservative circles for a while now, part of conservative anti-intellectualism. I wrote a response to one a little while back at http://getschooled.blog.myajc.com/2015/02/09/opinion-issue-isnt-welding-vs-chaucer-its-how-to-remove-barriers-to-college/

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From: xmca-l-bounces+smago=uga.edu@mailman.ucsd.edu [mailto:xmca-l-bounces+smago=uga.edu@mailman.ucsd.edu] On Behalf Of mike cole
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Subject: [Xmca-l] The value of Philosophy: xmca and the GOP

​Kim et al-- One of the big applause lines at the GOP debate last night came from Marco Rubio. Declaring (falsely) that welders earn more than philosophers, he got his applause by declaring "We need more welders and less philosophers" (qouted from memory).

Given the high value placed on critical thinking, never mind the ground rules of civil discourse, our admiration for children-as-philosophers, among xmca participants, the applause might give one pause. A reminder of the centrality of values in the organization of educational activities.

Hmmmmm

mike​

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