Jeanette, thank you for your heartfelt and informative comment. This topic is the one that started my journey of questioning ... everything! May this road rise to meet you! I have the book you cited but haven't read it yet -- will make a point of doing so. Thank you for bringing a link which readers can take advantage of.
I finished the book last night. An excellent recounting of the people involved in creating the disastrous education system in the US. Before any of these buttheads were out of knickers, we had a wonderful system of education. I quote from this book in my next post, with a "thanks" to you.
Good point, Justin. And I would add that Harry Potter (written by a committee, not by Rowling, is evil for the following reason: The nub of Christianity is to see your fellow man/woman through the eyes of Christ (or alternate of your choice). The Potter books teach the Masonic insider-outsider model of living in a society. Muggles are analogous to the masses being perceived as serfscattlegoy. Sick stuff indeed.
Some readers might not be aware that, to Patrick, any discussion is like dog years -- multiply by seven. So, for my three topic post, that would fractalize into 21 intricate permutations and cross referenced thingamahoochies. Do try to keep up, but don't be hard on yourself when you can't.
I guess I was lucky... My father (using phonetics) had Me reading before kindergarten - I was the only student in kindergarten that not only knew the ABC's, but was reading small words - and a few bigger ones...
By the time I was in grammar school, I started reading the fairy tales written in the 1900's for adults - and the Pied Piper was included. These were in a series of colored books, "The Red Fairy Book," "The Green Fairy Book," etc. They were not fluffy, but quite gritty, and I would up having "spelling issues" because they were English, so I was spelling (American) "color" as "colour." And a number of others... LOL!
Dad also taught Me Latin when I was 7...
And My parents refused to get a TV, wanting Us to learn to entertain Ourselves without it. So I have, statistically watched zero TV. I have owned two TV's and both were used as either a computer monitor or an X-Box display.
Needless to say, I benefited greatly by having a parent who wanted to see Me truly educated. I wish there were many Others with the same advantage!
(Before You comment on My capitalizing Human pronouns and such... That is a Conscious choice I made years ago, to honor and respect all sapient Beings...)
And now... To how to take that power away from the psychopaths who see Us as mere dollar signs...
When I was in first grade, (5 1/2 years old) my teacher contacted my mother about my lack of attention in class, particularly reading the Dick and Jane series. So my mother invited the teacher to lunch to discuss the problem. My mother showed the teacher one of the books I was reading at the time - Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales. The teacher opened it up and said, well yes, the print was about the same size.
I am pleased to say that I have read many if not most of the books on this author's mother's list.
"bring to my arsenal" ... that is what I have also been doing for years. If you or anyone else has a certain issue of concern, write to me and I will see what I have in my archives. Your passion is important.
Great article, thanks very much. I think you might find this brief article on education interesting as it confirms to a certain extent what you have uncovered .
Phonics alone can't explain the precipitous decline in literacy before the 70's. We were still using it in the early 60's, but there were other dumbing down practices. Fluoridation was going national, mass vaccination was still in its infancy, open air nuclear testing, heavy metal accumulation, non-nutritional foods, all coming into their own. Not reading for pleasure is a real tragedy, the beginning of self education and following Ariadne's web out of the Minotaur's Maze.
You are so right, Stephen, thank you. We must always look for multiple assaults. We're encouraged to snicker up our sleeves at conspiracy ideas -- "everything is connected". Ha ha. Well, guess what, if you don't find the connections, you will be lost. Heck, you'll be lost if you do find the connections, there are so many!
I was just thinking about that today on my walk, after clicking on a few downward spiraling links. Everyone is cautious entering the abyss, instinctively drawing back from what seems too foreign, and that is where we have to meet early explorers without scaring them off to surface feeding.
My mother read to us from the time I can remember, and probably before that. I learned to read at home before I started Kindergarten at the age of 4. My books were The Reader's Digest, a few Little Golden Books (The Pokey Little Puppy was my favorite), the daily newspaper, and the King James Bible (parts of which we also memorized over the years). When I was handed "Dick & Jane" in the first grade, I was bored to tears. I loved school, but reading class was never over soon enough. They wouldn't allow me to take home books from the upper shelves of the library, and never enough books to last me a week until the next Library Day. Finally, when I was in the sixth grade, my mother took me to the Carnegie Library in town, where I could take home an armload of books and read to my heart's content. My parents called our bathroom "The Library", because I never went in there without a book in hand. Actually I never went much of anywhere without a book. To this day, I have more books than shelf space on which to keep them.
Jeanette, thank you for your heartfelt and informative comment. This topic is the one that started my journey of questioning ... everything! May this road rise to meet you! I have the book you cited but haven't read it yet -- will make a point of doing so. Thank you for bringing a link which readers can take advantage of.
I finished the book last night. An excellent recounting of the people involved in creating the disastrous education system in the US. Before any of these buttheads were out of knickers, we had a wonderful system of education. I quote from this book in my next post, with a "thanks" to you.
Good point, Justin. And I would add that Harry Potter (written by a committee, not by Rowling, is evil for the following reason: The nub of Christianity is to see your fellow man/woman through the eyes of Christ (or alternate of your choice). The Potter books teach the Masonic insider-outsider model of living in a society. Muggles are analogous to the masses being perceived as serfscattlegoy. Sick stuff indeed.
Miles Mathis did an excellent essay about the Harry Potter psyop -- a highly coordinated campaign, much like the Beatles.
http://mileswmathis.com/potter.pdf
Some readers might not be aware that, to Patrick, any discussion is like dog years -- multiply by seven. So, for my three topic post, that would fractalize into 21 intricate permutations and cross referenced thingamahoochies. Do try to keep up, but don't be hard on yourself when you can't.
Must read!
I guess I was lucky... My father (using phonetics) had Me reading before kindergarten - I was the only student in kindergarten that not only knew the ABC's, but was reading small words - and a few bigger ones...
By the time I was in grammar school, I started reading the fairy tales written in the 1900's for adults - and the Pied Piper was included. These were in a series of colored books, "The Red Fairy Book," "The Green Fairy Book," etc. They were not fluffy, but quite gritty, and I would up having "spelling issues" because they were English, so I was spelling (American) "color" as "colour." And a number of others... LOL!
Dad also taught Me Latin when I was 7...
And My parents refused to get a TV, wanting Us to learn to entertain Ourselves without it. So I have, statistically watched zero TV. I have owned two TV's and both were used as either a computer monitor or an X-Box display.
Needless to say, I benefited greatly by having a parent who wanted to see Me truly educated. I wish there were many Others with the same advantage!
(Before You comment on My capitalizing Human pronouns and such... That is a Conscious choice I made years ago, to honor and respect all sapient Beings...)
And now... To how to take that power away from the psychopaths who see Us as mere dollar signs...
The Foundational Function of Money (article): https://amaterasusolar.substack.com/p/the-foundational-function-of-money
And I honor and respect Your contribution!
🙏🏻 I am well paid in Your evaluation! I return in many thanks!
When I was in first grade, (5 1/2 years old) my teacher contacted my mother about my lack of attention in class, particularly reading the Dick and Jane series. So my mother invited the teacher to lunch to discuss the problem. My mother showed the teacher one of the books I was reading at the time - Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales. The teacher opened it up and said, well yes, the print was about the same size.
I am pleased to say that I have read many if not most of the books on this author's mother's list.
You are testament to a proper life enriched by the written word, a civilizational legacy which belongs to us all.
Great write up..
You delivered some really worthy quotes 'n refferences that I will bring to my arsenal of weaponry..
Much appreciated..
Your personal experience showing in your story telling makes for a pleasant reflective narration..
"bring to my arsenal" ... that is what I have also been doing for years. If you or anyone else has a certain issue of concern, write to me and I will see what I have in my archives. Your passion is important.
Hi Arnie, that's a lot of truth-bang for the buck !!!
...and I'm not a paying subscriber yet ...
My sincere compliments for this post !!
Thank you, sir. LIAR$$WORLD will remain free, hoping you can pay for other fine writings on Substack.
Great article, thanks very much. I think you might find this brief article on education interesting as it confirms to a certain extent what you have uncovered .
https://open.substack.com/pub/unorthodoxy/p/origins-of-modern-education?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=10iiay
Sorry I see I didn't copy the link.
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Of course I am, I was edumacated in the American school system. 😛
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Phonics alone can't explain the precipitous decline in literacy before the 70's. We were still using it in the early 60's, but there were other dumbing down practices. Fluoridation was going national, mass vaccination was still in its infancy, open air nuclear testing, heavy metal accumulation, non-nutritional foods, all coming into their own. Not reading for pleasure is a real tragedy, the beginning of self education and following Ariadne's web out of the Minotaur's Maze.
You are so right, Stephen, thank you. We must always look for multiple assaults. We're encouraged to snicker up our sleeves at conspiracy ideas -- "everything is connected". Ha ha. Well, guess what, if you don't find the connections, you will be lost. Heck, you'll be lost if you do find the connections, there are so many!
I was just thinking about that today on my walk, after clicking on a few downward spiraling links. Everyone is cautious entering the abyss, instinctively drawing back from what seems too foreign, and that is where we have to meet early explorers without scaring them off to surface feeding.
Quite right, assault on the body as well as the mind, the two prong attack, jab, jab.
Like the vaccines. :(
Only they are jab, jab, jab etc., etc., etc.
Wow! Thank you so much.
My mother read to us from the time I can remember, and probably before that. I learned to read at home before I started Kindergarten at the age of 4. My books were The Reader's Digest, a few Little Golden Books (The Pokey Little Puppy was my favorite), the daily newspaper, and the King James Bible (parts of which we also memorized over the years). When I was handed "Dick & Jane" in the first grade, I was bored to tears. I loved school, but reading class was never over soon enough. They wouldn't allow me to take home books from the upper shelves of the library, and never enough books to last me a week until the next Library Day. Finally, when I was in the sixth grade, my mother took me to the Carnegie Library in town, where I could take home an armload of books and read to my heart's content. My parents called our bathroom "The Library", because I never went in there without a book in hand. Actually I never went much of anywhere without a book. To this day, I have more books than shelf space on which to keep them.
You have just described for us what should be the norm. That's lovely, thank you.