Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Education: The Quacks are Winning. Everyone Else is Losing

Philosophers always say, define your terms. So what is a quack?

Quacks are people who treat any one idea (it may be a bad idea or a good idea) as if it is the entire world.

Excess is the problem. A lack of proportion is what makes someone a quack, and what makes quacks a menace.

There are poisons which, used in tiny doses, can be beneficial. It’s the dose that makes the poison. Quacks would not understand that. If a few drops are good, they would say, let’s make everyone swim in the stuff.

Read more: http://www.rightsidenews.com/2013020331898/life-and-science/health-and-education/education-the-quacks-are-winning-everyone-else-is-losing.html

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