Apparently there are those that think our ancestors always had the worst of motives when they presented their ideas. John A. McDonald and Sir Isaac Brock were not creating a country they were stealing. Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson and Giovanni Caboto were not mapping new country they were subjugating the populace in “new” lands.
Having read some of the writings of John A. and of
those around him I’m 100% sure that he wanted free of the oppressive, ignorant
demands of the British Colonial Secretary. His second concern was that the neighbor to the south would attempt to absorb “his” country.
He also thought that the various “Indian” (ie: aboriginal)
peoples would be defeated by a more efficient economic system and history
proved him correct. He also thought that they should learn some of the systems
brought from Europe or the peoples, their societies and language would also
disappear. History almost proved that to be correct as well but due to an
understanding imparted by the education system some of those languages … and
societies … may be saved.
It is also true that the education system was poorly
managed. It was full of concepts that had nothing to do with education and
turned the schools into prisons, torture chambers, and mental destructors.
As it is practiced today education in general has a
great many short-comings, but thankfully nothing as bad as what the “residential”
system became.
Remember that the “residential” system started off as
a supportive, constructive idea. It became a way to destroy the various
aboriginal societies, and to eliminate the various languages and spirituality.
It was not, initially, intended to be that way.
A top shelf educational system should have the goal
of teaching students how to think constructively and artistically. However they
are now systems designed to make students think “THE WAY YOU ARE TOLD TO THINK.”
Apparently we have all kinds of money to pay for
things that don’t really matter such as foreign aid, UN membership and
attendance, trade junkets (commercial enterprises should be paying for that),
Federal and Provincial “studies” (on a few dozen matters that anyone dealing
with them could answer for free), or for legislation that in many cases should
be paid for by insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies or special
interest groups.
We don’t have money for schools, military veterans
(who should be handling, when still in service, Foreign Aid), or seniors.
No money for school drama or music and very little
for sports. Without sports a high percentage of the kids are likely going to be
overweight and die early from circulatory problems. Without arts to develop
minds they could precipitate almost any destruction one could imagine.
They certainly won’t have an education.
By the way, Sir Isaac Brock was a British soldier
doing what British Parliament had told him to do.
Champlain, Hudson and Caboto would, in today’s
world, be considered civil engineers or “surveyors”.
Education
By D.M. McGowan
2018
They taught us
many things in school and some of us where fine
At following the
words and rules along a designated line
A few were branded
trouble when they left the proven trail
And popped the
system bubble when they just refused to fail
“If you do exactly
what we say you’re sure to get an “A”
Though you may not
learn very much to help you through the day
But you’ll get the
all important grade and be every politician’s dupe
For if you follow
where you’re lead you’ll think they speak the truth”
What many didn’t
see both students and the staff
It isn’t learning
simple facts but how to love and laugh
Edison, Curie,
Gates and Einstein they all had imagination
They didn’t follow
another’s path or stay locked within their station.
Sure there is
knowledge we all need in writing, science and math
Some we need more
than others depending on our chosen path
And if you intend
to just get along to do only as you’re told
What need for any new
idea? What need to be so bold?
But if you intend
to make a mark to be a Gates, or Jobs or Woz
You’ll need some
imagination to be anywhere near the top
How do you
exercise imagination, build its strength and survival?
Understand poetry,
fiction and music to rise above any rival.
“Be less curious about
people and more curious about ideas.” Marie
Curie.
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in
a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” ― Jane Austen
“Study the past
and you’ll know your mistakes aren’t unique.” Dave McGowan
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