tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682986972972604826.post2730252279692506259..comments2017-04-27T08:29:48.865-05:00Comments on Could the World Be About to Turn?: Defining The TermsAngela http://www.blogger.com/profile/00406517626656490689noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682986972972604826.post-5997170863651047712011-06-22T12:46:47.935-05:002011-06-22T12:46:47.935-05:00Dave--I think your first question is very interest...Dave--I think your first question is very interesting and a definite problem, and one that I will try to devote an entire post to in the future. Your second point, I would also have some answers to (why is it important to look at hierarchy in the kindest light possible) and I will try to work it into a future post as well. Thanks for your thoughts.Angela https://www.blogger.com/profile/00406517626656490689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682986972972604826.post-77973622445214955082011-06-12T11:52:27.452-05:002011-06-12T11:52:27.452-05:00I really like how you've changed words with ne...I really like how you've changed words with negative connotations into positive ideals. I wish the rest of the country (and even the world) would take a page from your blog and work towards these ideals. I will do my part in working towards that by spreading the word!Prospective Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968168462068513088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6682986972972604826.post-73426686365460660852011-06-06T22:30:39.993-05:002011-06-06T22:30:39.993-05:00Hey Ang. I've been enjoying your (wow frequent...Hey Ang. I've been enjoying your (wow frequent) blogs.<br /><br />I like that you've defined your terms precisely, because that at least allows people to know exactly what they are or aren't agreeing with. Two semi-questions: <br /><br />1. How do you, as an educator, plan to deal with the obvious hierarchies that exist (and, I'd contend) are necessary to keep up the appearance of knowledge? Of course, there are cases in which there's only an appearance of knowledge, but you know that in cases like math, there really is a lot of capital-k Knowledge--actual, hard matters of fact--that keeps getting passed from generation because we insist that there is an absolute, (ironically) unreasonable right and wrong in such matters, and that such matters of logical fact aren't up for discussion by morons in the community who simply aren't interested. Empirically, such persons ("morons") exist. Is this a problem, or not?<br /><br />2. Recall the section in Cryptonomicon in which N.S. insightfully discusses the role of military protocol (I'm bringing this up because the military provides the best example of an absolute hierarchy that still exists in our society). The contention is that the reason these rules exist is not to make people miserable and unhappy in their lax everyday world; they are there because there exist situations that are not lax and everyday: i.e., situations of extreme stress that without rigorous protocol would be psychologically impossible for average human beings to handle. If you really don't like hierarchies, I think it's important to look at them in the kindest light possible, and only <em>then</em> to say you'd prefer to obliterate them on their own terms. Are you willing to do that?David Kordahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181693425815772867noreply@blogger.com