…if he hasn’t seen something in a while, he thinks it’s brand new.

…he loves kids, but sometimes he bites them. Then they cry, and he comes and kisses them.

…cleaning up his mess is our problem.

…if something smells good he swallows it immediately. If it’s nasty and he throws it up, he tries to eat it again.

…he wants to please everyone.

…he will stick his nose anywhere.

…he thinks the best place to do his business is right where everyone else has done theirs.

…he devours books and newspapers. They don’t agree with him, but he doesn’t notice.

…he chases his own tail. When he catches it he has no idea what it is or what to do with it.

…his understanding of long term consequences is non-existent.

…if he thinks something is worth investigating, it’s probably a pile of poop…

…but still…

…he’s full of energy, and he’s honestly doing the best he can. We love him for that, and we have faith that someday he will grow up and become a very good dog.

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The first radical thesis: schooling fails. It fails to do what it ought to do.

Every child in America is compelled by law to attend school for more than a decade. The result should be a nation of people whose actions, words, feelings, and habits of thought demonstrate that they spent most of their childhood learning things, in the company of teachers and fellow-students.

This is obviously not the case.

Our nation is not seen this way. We do not see one another this way. When you pass an adult on the street, you can be reasonably certain he or she has been to school for, at the very least, twelve years. But you do not think: “Ah, there goes another well-educated American.” Our leaders in business and politics do not speak to us with the respect that twelve years of schooling should command. They talk down to us. We talk down to one another.

We all spend long years at school, but we do not become a well-schooled population. Thus, schooling fails.

Wait a second….. 

Schooling fails?  The entire process of schooling? Do you really expect anyone to buy that?

No. We expect a vigorous argument, which we will call the DICHOTOMOUS DISSENT. It will be the subject of our first video segment coming soon. So, keep following!