Let’s assume that when we think about things we do so in terms of, or
relative to, what the predominating values of the moment might be. This
is not an easy assumption to make at this moment because what we value
is a personal determination of what anything means and how it is to be
valued. But bear with me and think of your personal opines, verdicts,
conclusions — that is, your personal thoughts, as in a box within
another box. A Chinese box arrangement with the bigger box you are
enclosed within setting up the parameters of your thinking. And
choosing. I know that accepting some enclosure of your free choice runs
against the temper of the times but let’s say you are choosing to put
aside that notion for the time it takes to read these pages. You are
choosing to accept the notion that your “free to choose” is not so free,
that, in fact, it’s in a box of choices you never made.
Waiting for “Superman”: Private Markets and Public Education
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