The Oil Spill And Our Educated Citizenry
"To educate a man in mind and not in moral is is
to educate a menace to society."
- Teddy Roosevelt
Is Our Competitive Educational System
Inadvertently Fueling A Culture Promoting
Shortcuts, Shrewdness, Egotism & An Every-Person-For-Themselves Behavior?
By C.J. Westerberg
One can't help but make larger connections to the enormity of events unfolding in the Gulf. The environment, the economics, the immorality of those in a position to make the decisions that led to this debacle - all create a narrative beyond the scope of comprehension.
As yet another blow to our collective trust regarding "those in charge", it makes one think about the role of education, the power wielded by those who have/had access to great education, and to question whether we have, as a society, conveniently "forgotten" the responsibilities that are inextricably bound with the gift of education. While we are a culture that celebrates