Who determines what we should know? Why should someone know what a lightyear is? How are they going to benefit society by knowing this? How will knowing this help them throughout their life? There are more severe problems that society and the school system in general need to address other than who was Tommy Douglas and the definition of a light year.
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Originally Posted by evman150
And if I don't know something I should know, that is society's fault as well.
Hell, I didn't know who Tommy Douglas was until I was 17. Was that my fault? Or the school system's fault?
I don't deserve to be belittled for not knowing who Tommy Douglas is, this guy doesn't deserve to be belittled for not knowing what a light year is. But the system does deserve to be belittled, for these are both facts everyone should have learned.
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