And supposedly, these are the institutions of "education" ... where hypotheses, ideas, and issues are rationally and vigorously debated - torn apart and reassembled - to get at the best, most logical answers ... to prepare students for productive, meaningful work after graduation that will benefit them and society, in general. But instead, they pat students on their little pointed heads, wipe their noses, change their nappies, and tell them it's okay for them to do nothing but drink hot chocolate, fill out coloring books, and play with Legos for over $60,000 per year. The highest and best use these kids have actually been prepared for after graduation is to clean toilets and mop floors.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence