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"Don, again I agree with your premise. But how do we go about making the changes that you envision? Who will do what? The K-12 education system is not well. I do not see any attempt to make it better at present. The media reflects what people want etc. Will the new president address this issue? I doubt it. Will the congress do something? Will parents?
Author's 3/3/09, 3:01 PM
response to Rich Braverman's 3/3/09, 2:39 PM comments: "Rich, thanks
for your comments. Yes, the priority of our current society is such
that sports heroes are more important, more famous, and more rewarded
than academic heroes or other heroes that have greater impacts on the
society. But how much of that kind of priority is nurtured by what we
emphasize at home, in schools, in the mass media, etc. I doubt very
much that small children will naturally have that kind of priority.
That kind of priority is nurtured.
That is precisely the point I am trying to make. From a long-term
strategic planning point of view, is that the way we want it? If not,
then we should seriously analyze how we have been nurturing that kind of
priority, and take steps to change it. Or do we need to wait till our
society deteriorate to great depths before we are willing to make
changes?
I agree that my goals are probably less likely to happen than to
happen. But so many important events in history occurred against great
odds, and the wise ones will anticipate and try to head off danger at
the pass.
Furthermore, the big bucks received by the athletes, coaches, and owners
are not just being paid by the people who attend or watch the games, but
by even ordinary citizens who do not attend or watch these games."
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