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Mazzie Daius
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I got in to a heated discussion with my granddaughter on whether education is being abused by profiteers in the distribution of it's three trillion dollar largess generated by modern societies for the under educated peoples of the world.
My view is humans are basically selfish thus have no basis for making education a moral demand upon those who can available to those who haven't got education built in to their societies.
As a counter, rather than arguing my granddaughter's view, I decided to provide an alternative view from my background as a foil for her case that there is a moral basis for making a social demand on those who have to provide equitably for those who haven't.
Genetics and Learning: How the Genes Influence Educational Attainment https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6635910/
There are a lot of knots that need be worked out so I drop this turd into the gentle arms of this discussion group on social science.
Does mankind have an obligation to provide education to those with few resources? Granddaughter points out there is a three trillion dollar largess out there which is being badly administered in the way I would expect it to be administered, in self interest, rather than as should be as in accordance with moral demand.
Go.
My view is humans are basically selfish thus have no basis for making education a moral demand upon those who can available to those who haven't got education built in to their societies.
As a counter, rather than arguing my granddaughter's view, I decided to provide an alternative view from my background as a foil for her case that there is a moral basis for making a social demand on those who have to provide equitably for those who haven't.
Genetics and Learning: How the Genes Influence Educational Attainment https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6635910/
The conclusion I draw is that, despite the relatively high genetic heritability shown in most brain processes associated with learning, educational practices are a key contributor to student development, allowing genetically based skills to be enhanced or alternatively diminished. Therefore one of the main goals of education in a changing an uncertain world should be to form adaptable and versatile people who can, and want to, make the most of their capabilities. Thus, knowledge derived from genetics and epigenetics, as well as from neuroscience, should be used to enhance education professionals’ understanding of the biological origins of differences in mental capabilities, thereby empowering them with the possibility to adopt more respectful and flexible educational practices to attain the goal mentioned above.
There are a lot of knots that need be worked out so I drop this turd into the gentle arms of this discussion group on social science.
Does mankind have an obligation to provide education to those with few resources? Granddaughter points out there is a three trillion dollar largess out there which is being badly administered in the way I would expect it to be administered, in self interest, rather than as should be as in accordance with moral demand.
Go.