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The US Constitution - of Inequities and Education
The US Constitution and the Inequities of our Day
Via Lessig,
The Stanford Daily Online Edition has an October 20, 2003 article by Whitney Sado & Camille Ricketts, which reports on a law panel held at Stanford Law School.
The law panel included US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Law School Dean Kathleen Sullivan, Law Profs. Pamela Karlan and Lawrence Lessig, as well as History Prof. Jack Rakove, all of whom have written about the US Constitution and Constitutional Law.
ARE WE BLIND?
The Stanford Daily Online article states:
"In discussing Brown and the preceding Plessy vs. Ferguson case, which set the foundation for the "separate but equal" doctrine, [US Supreme Court Justice] Kennedy added, " 'We are blind to the inequities of our own times.' "
My comment here
is that NOT EVERYBODY is blind to the inequities of their own time.
However, it is undoubted that many people surely ARE blind to these inequities, not just in the political and legal sphere, but in all fields of human endeavor, including education and science.
Why is that?
Is it true that men are only moved when they are pushed?
Is it true that men are only moved when they are pushed hard?
Or is it just mass ignorance?
WHO IS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE US CONSTITUTION?
In that same Stanford Daily Online article, Kennedy is reported as saying:
"A democracy will fail if there isn't a will to uphold its universal values.... It requires people to be interested and knowledgeable about the Constitution."
Agreed. Agreed.
So, perhaps MORE should be done in the schools to get the students - as future citizens - to UNDERSTAND their Constitution and perhaps LESS should be done to force things such as the indoctrinational Pledge of Allegiance down their throats or to force the placement of some devout man's personal religious symbols such as the Ten Commandments in our schools or office buildings.
Many in our nation have their "priority wires" crossed.
How about making a test of the understanding of the U.S. Constitution a prerequisite for getting into college?
That would be a start.
See ETS on the Issues for more on educational tests.
Permalink : Andis Kaulins : 11/04/2003 08:47:00 PM
The US Constitution - of Inequities and Education
The US Constitution and the Inequities of our Day
Via Lessig,
The Stanford Daily Online Edition has an October 20, 2003 article by Whitney Sado & Camille Ricketts, which reports on a law panel held at Stanford Law School.
The law panel included US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Law School Dean Kathleen Sullivan, Law Profs. Pamela Karlan and Lawrence Lessig, as well as History Prof. Jack Rakove, all of whom have written about the US Constitution and Constitutional Law.
ARE WE BLIND?
The Stanford Daily Online article states:
"In discussing Brown and the preceding Plessy vs. Ferguson case, which set the foundation for the "separate but equal" doctrine, [US Supreme Court Justice] Kennedy added, " 'We are blind to the inequities of our own times.' "
My comment here
is that NOT EVERYBODY is blind to the inequities of their own time.
However, it is undoubted that many people surely ARE blind to these inequities, not just in the political and legal sphere, but in all fields of human endeavor, including education and science.
Why is that?
Is it true that men are only moved when they are pushed?
Is it true that men are only moved when they are pushed hard?
Or is it just mass ignorance?
WHO IS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE US CONSTITUTION?
In that same Stanford Daily Online article, Kennedy is reported as saying:
"A democracy will fail if there isn't a will to uphold its universal values.... It requires people to be interested and knowledgeable about the Constitution."
Agreed. Agreed.
So, perhaps MORE should be done in the schools to get the students - as future citizens - to UNDERSTAND their Constitution and perhaps LESS should be done to force things such as the indoctrinational Pledge of Allegiance down their throats or to force the placement of some devout man's personal religious symbols such as the Ten Commandments in our schools or office buildings.
Many in our nation have their "priority wires" crossed.
How about making a test of the understanding of the U.S. Constitution a prerequisite for getting into college?
That would be a start.
See ETS on the Issues for more on educational tests.
Permalink : Andis Kaulins : 11/04/2003 08:47:00 PM
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