The Second Industrial Revolution
As your teacher, I do want to make sure you guys understand where are discussion is going. I have offered you a new perspective--the Marxist, negative view.
With that said, make sure you know there are major problems with this view as well. Instead of hopping on the negative bandwagon against our traditional view, let's slap some negativism on the idea presented in class.
Let me start--without the Second Industrial Revolution, Pasteur, Jenner, Lister, and other medical scientists would never had expanded our culture.
The Second Industrial Revolution created the infrastructure for our new internet age, an age of easy access information. New modes of discussion with people from other cultures.
The Second Industrial Revolution allowed for the increase social mobility, freeing us from any caste system, especially the one Marx indirectly proposed.
Others? Criticism for my ideas?
posted by Was @ 10:02 AM
3 Comments:
Exploitation is nasty--true. But I think about the guys my brother works with at Ford. Many of the guys are from rough backgrounds--extreme poverty, dadless homes, drugs and alocohol, lack of education. Yet, they are now making good money and moving up the social system allowing for THEIR KIDS to experience more with greater opportunities--such as the IB programs in VA Beach, Norfolk and yes, even our own.
What you think?
Your view on IB is typical of this ninth grade class. Last year, there was a lot more diversity. I am anticipating even more this upcoming year.
Education has to change. The entire Politically Correct (pc) thing must be removed. We cannot give token attributes to minorities--women, blacks, hispanics, etc. They deserve equality not emptiness.
Affirmative action must also go. The entire concept is outdated.
Tia, your comments do go well for our discussion today.
was
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