The information about the makers of education is particularly interesting. I think many people often forget what a non-subtle influenced industrialists and capitalists have on the society in which we live. Children are raised to be consumers in America, and when I moved back here to teach, it was noticeable how different their relationship with "stuff" was compared to children in Norway or Costa Rica. Children everywhere love electronic gadgets and video games, but American children are colored with a shade of obsession. While working in Metro Nashville schools, it was an everyday occurrence for phones, game boys, PS2's, and iPods to be stolen, and what was ironic, is that it seemed that everybody had at least one or two gadgets, but they would still be lifted on a regular basis.
After reading through the material on innovators and makers, I have decided to write about Linda Brown and J.P. Morgan
I like that Linda Brown's family had the courage to enroll their daughter, knowing what kind of reception they were going to receive at the school. I wonder if as she grew up she realized how instrumental she was in desegregation, and what feelings, if any, she had about the incident.
The financial crisis in America now can probably be traced straight back to J.P. Morgan. I think this man loved growth for the sake of growth and stepping on necks to get it. Although I don't have much respect for men like this, they remind us that it's not hard to make a lot of money if that's all you want in life. The scary thing that follows is that these people always have a heavy hand in how the country is run. This is reflected in education as the obsession there is with test scores and results.
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