Gee, real conservative language there, and this piece is about education?
A) It’s 2013, not 1953 and (B) is he right or wrong? Besides, I’ve heard worse from 8 year olds in the mall, haven’t you?
I actually bookmarked the site, there were some other articles there worth checking out (i.e. "How The Love Boat Ruined My Life").
With regard to the article, I agree 100%. Higher education is not for everybody. It is not even for the majority. The world is full of plumbers, mechanics, electricians and construction workers who make six figures a year and needed no more than a basic 8th grade education.
Along these lines, I think high school is ruined for most due to the fact that we must also send bored students who shouldn't even be there. As a result, we not only dumb down the education for the others but the bored students who have no further interest in learning are disrupting the classes and needlessly consuming faculty resources that would be better directed towards helping gifted students reach their full potentials.
Once the 8th grade is completed, students not academically inclined should be able to choose a trade and spend the high school years focusing on that trade. As for girls who wish to be housewives, they can just end school right then and there and keep house for their parents until the right man comes along. Should not be a stigma attached to any of that.
For those who move on academically, they should be held to high standards and any misbehavior or other nonsense should result in being expelled. This will improve the learning experience for those who decide to pursue higher education.
Taki’s not quite a conservative. I agree with you. The language is simpleminded and needless. It doesn’t improve the article, but detracts from it.