since there have been a couple of threads about revolution here lately i thought i'd share my plan. this plan is built for realism and i think it has a fairly good chance of working, its just a long term plan that requires a couple generations before it comes into full effect (and by then we'll all be cyborg hive mind people so i guess its a pointless plan).
the crux of my plan is i believe that we could advance faster if (or if you look at it the other way; that the ills of society could be solved by:) the education system was changed.
childhood is when you do almost all of your core learning, rarely do people make it out of the gravity well of their upbringing.
if things are not going well presently, for instance if people do crime, don't care about politics or blindly accept the lies politicians feed them, it is my belief that in large part we can blame the people who raised them.
kids are raised stupid.
Its kind of funny, my grandma and my mother, who are both square, conservative democrat normal people, both believe the government is actually trying to keep the population dumb by way of the public school system.
i don't think there is an actual conspiracy to not teach kids the things they need to know, i think its just that we're still waiting for the next big advance in education... i think as a science the proper methods for educating people has been neglected.
take note: many of the things i mention here are slowly being realized and implemented in half-assed fashion, i do not believe its being done fast enough. most of this stuff is common sense.
okay so what do i want to change here...
HEALTH:
health: we're not living up to our potential health wise. many people suffer from the effects of poor diet, not enough sleep, not enough exercise, not enough flexibility, too much of the wrong KIND of exercise (for instance football is good exercise, but i lifetime of football will fuck your body up hardcore (although i'm not saying people should stop playing football)) people still get addicted to cigarettes, abuse alcohol, abuse drugs, ect.
the most blatantly wrong thing about our education system i think is that we don't teach kids how to be healthy. health class is like once a month movie time (or once a year in many of the schools i went to). gym is kind of pointless joke, with no understanding of the importance of it or expression of the subtle details of physical fitness. school lunches were crap.
we force young children to sit still and do busy work 6 hours a day, this is complete insanity. do you ever watch kids and see how much energy they have? i find it hard to pay attention to boring crap and i have maybe a third the energy i did when i was little. i believe that not having kids actively using their bodies while at school warps their psyche, and leads to reduced energy and motivation as an adult (basically if you're told to sit quietly and do what people tell you while you're young for that long of course you're either going to rebel or become a drone)
so in this first section we need to
a) feed kids healthy food, and teach them how to eat healthy
b) teach them how to use their bodies and teach them the importance of keeping it in good working order
seems simple enough, and this should be the first priority of school. not math, science, or even reading. i think the world would be a better place if it was full have healthy manual laborers who can't read than full of unhealthy mildly educated people.
i realize that people have the right to different lifestyle choices but a persons health has a huge effect on this next section (negative effects things negatively, positive effects things positively)
EMOTIONS:
in the schools i went to emotional education was limited to weary commands and platitudes: "don't fight", "you have to share", "play nice", "be a good boy" and that sort of thing.
this is fucking ridiculous. yelling at kids when they act out is not teaching them how to find an emotionally balanced happiness. kids need to be taught how to recognize what they're feeling, why they're feeling it, and how to adjust their feelings so they can come into harmony with the world around them.
i'm imaging a world in which most people are friendly even with strangers, random fights and aggressive behavior is reduced to almost zero (alpha males will find other, more productive, battlegrounds to assert their dominance on), everybody is chill. there is no reason why this couldn't happen.
(note: i'm not saying we're going brainwash kids into being passive, in fact i think people are TOO passive and i'm hoping that there will actually be MORE competition because very passionate people will be less likely to get out of control (more likely to channel their feelings into something productive, MMA instead of just random street fighting for example) and people who are passive now out of fear or emotional sensitivity will be given the skills to express themselves)
children need to know that their feelings ARE important, because feelings either covertly or overtly drive ALL behavior, and even more importantly they need to know that other people's feelings are also important, and be given the skills to get along with anyone they meet.
and lastly you think better, learn better and work better when you're calm and centered.
MIND:
i think there also needs to be some change in what ideas we teach kids at what time. i think that except for reading, writing and basic math, much of the current curriculum can be de-emphasized and put off till much later in person's education. up until middle school at least the emphasis should be put on abstract concepts, and not the useless facts (which the kids aren't even capable of getting meaning out of because they've never been taught how to critically process information). this is the area i'm most fuzzy on, and the only thing i'm sure of is whats lacking currently, not so much what needs to be taught.
i'm sure that kids are not taught to see trends in information, to learn how to judge the reliability of a source of information, how to think logically, ect ect ect.
the only thing i'm sure needs to be taught as far is concepts goes, it people need to be made to understand while they're young that working WITH other people in a pro-active way makes life better for THEM. i forget the term for this, i think its enlightened self interest. if are nice to the kid with the toy, he'll let you play with it, if you're nice to the kid with no toys maybe he'll invite you to go swimming with him or show you were the cool beetles are at or something. its always in your best interest to get along with people and help them when possible, because other people can be vital in helping you get things you want or bettering your life in ways you never imagined.
facts and techniques for doing things seem to be pretty reasonably easy to learn while you're older, i don't think they should be pointlessly thrust at people so young. i think middle school is about when they should start teaching some basics, then high school is where you should start teachings kids specifics.
middle school should have more classes like advanced cooking, repairing things, building electronics, making things, ect. middle school should have much more emphasis on doing real life things.
high school is when people should start learning facts and theories behind the things they've learned they're interested in middle school. and although there should still be general education stuff (math, history, ect) during high school each kid should be able to choose an area of focus that lets say makes up half their day. by the time kids get to college they should have the equivalent of a couple years of college in whatever field they're interested in by the current system.
okay, so basically i think this holistic education will make people happier and smarter. less likely to do or put up with stupid bullshit, and more likely to have the ideas and the energy to fix stupid bullshit. TA DA, it only took 40-80 years but the revolution is complete, a society full of healthy, clear thinking people is going to make very different decisions (and elect very different officials!!!) than our current one.
the only way we're going to learn what type of schooling produces the above finished project is by starting to experiment with different programs and methods, and then analyzing the data.
so how do we get people to buy into this idea? and how do we get the government to give it the O.K. and the funding? that will be covered in pt2.
(i'm pretty tired as you might be able to tell. if something is not clear feel free to ask questions and i'll have more coherent answers at another time).
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