tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post5791421935363094503..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Knowledge, Good.Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-83206907345834681322016-02-06T13:53:29.969-08:002016-02-06T13:53:29.969-08:00Amen!Amen!brownshoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145296390689852478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-44054999508760436052016-02-06T10:01:22.698-08:002016-02-06T10:01:22.698-08:00There is a difference between substantive knowledg...There is a difference between substantive knowledge and trivia. To be considered "educated," there is likely a vast body of substantive knowledge that you know (names, dates, places, mathematical formulas, etc.) The classic Liberal Arts education was meant to transmit this.<br />Then there is also trivia, which nobody needs to know by heart since it's not important in real-world situations outside of Trivial Pursuit games (such as what's David Bowie's real name? Where was Bruce Jenner born? Who won Super Bowl II?)<br />There is also very specific knowledge which specialists and experts shouldn't need to look up, yet most people will have to.<br />Apparently some educational faddists believe knowing how to look things up is the same thing as knowing them. Apparently these folks believe that there are many things not worth knowing -- they must be progressives, since nothing old and established is worth knowing to them (that's what Wikipedia is for!).<br />You got an Amen here, brother Darren.Pseudotsugahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113260814272433972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-5759237880871917352016-02-04T20:36:29.530-08:002016-02-04T20:36:29.530-08:00You gotta wonder how many of the "just look i...You gotta wonder how many of the "just look it up" crowd would be happy being under the knife of a surgeon who had to run to Google every thirty seconds!sdsdfdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07105751880532308204noreply@blogger.com