tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post3345610685227971211..comments2024-03-15T02:09:23.712-06:00Comments on for the love of learning: What is changing about being a childAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047405950514440042noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707703066300530859.post-42625692952761170102012-09-27T14:58:07.051-06:002012-09-27T14:58:07.051-06:00The fear of rugged individualism is a distinctly m...The fear of rugged individualism is a distinctly middle class fear which is what holds back so many people from embracing their genius. Why do public schools create greater inequality? Because they perpetuate these values of mass society and giving up intuition for consensus.<br /><br />The idea that individualism is amoral and that teamwork is inherently good is a fallacy. Its basic premise is that we cannot trust people to do good on their own volition. Individualists aren't automatically competitive and destructive, they are just driven by an internal measure.<br /><br />Many harms are done in the name of equity. Outliers are suppressed through equity. Democracy was never meant to suppress the minority but to celebrate it. We need to allow for more divergent ways of living instead of more convergence around the idea of equity. Excellence for all is a better driver than equity for all.Natenoreply@blogger.com