Sorry, did I say lies? I meant fire. Chariots of fire. They sound, and look, a lot alike. Fuzziness, please remember, is as good as accuracy. For many disadvantaged children, it's better. They should not have to deal with further rejection and humiliation. You'd understand that if you weren't a capitalist stooge. This is one of our most important lies. Sorry, I meant truths. Our job is to correct the ills of society, and provide advantages to the disadvantaged. Fuzziness is an important tool in this agenda.
Let's say that A is almost as tall as B. Surely we can reasonably say that A is taller. He lacks self-esteem. You cannot possibly educate the poor minority child unless we can build up his self-esteem. If A were not the victim of institutionalized prejudice and a starvation diet, he would surely be taller. It's only because of social injustice that A might appear to be a tiny bit shorter than B. We can correct this injustice. That's the main thing. Anyone who is not a reactionary can understand this.
FUZZY IS YOUR PAL
Schools should not serve the purposes of the ruling class but of the dispossessed class. Fuzziness, as noted, is good, and lies are often more honest than truth. It is not possible to engage in serious societal transformation without their help. I should emphasize that eliminating evil is the highest priority. That A appears to be a fraction of an inch shorter than B is evil. That A cannot read as well as B is evil. That A cannot perform meaningless academic activities as well as B is evil. That is, these things are lies and they must be overcome. Fuzziness is one way to do this. Fuzzy is our friend.
We have come to a bold new era in education as chariots of lies. I mean fire. The point is, this kind of precision is a bourgeois trap. We must never fall for the trick of saying that one thing is better than another thing. That's a value judgment, and has no place in a secular humanist universe. Each person's truth is as good as the next person's truth. You are entitled to think the world is flat. In this way we gained greater social cooperation and cohesiveness. We do not waste energy on conflict and debate. Critical thinking, which we teach in our classrooms, always leads to flexibility. When I say blue, can you see red? Then you are ready to graduate. Indeed, you have graduated. You are now flying across the sky in a chariot of fire. Or lies. Whichever you prefer. The distinguishing trait of Western imperialism was always to say that 2 + 2 equals 4. This is outrageous and bogus. 2 + 2 might be 4. But there are always other circumstances, and other values that come into play. Sometimes, for the good of the group, you need to conclude that 2 + 2 equals 5. When you can do this, you have graduated from high school. Did I say high school? I meant college. There is nothing else for you to learn.
The great genius of collectivist hegemony is that one is all and all is one and, all in all, we are lucky to be in such a wonderful society. And not in the prison known as precision.
All the differences, all the rejections, all the unfairness, have been eliminated. Social justice is not just a phrase, it is a way of life. It transcends the old religions, ensuring that the first shall be last, and the last shall be first, and all those in the middle will be one of the other, depending on their ID number. There can be no halfhearted measures, no shrinking back. On some days 2 + 2 will equal 3. But of course! Surely that is obvious to everyone. Perhaps there will always be those benighted souls who cannot see through a glass darkly. These people will need to be reeducated, until we achieve the perfect unity that everyone is entitled to.Chariots of lies. Such an inspirational vision. I'm sorry, did I say lies instead of fire? Now, I'm teasing you. What possible difference could it make whether I say fire or lies? It's all the same as long as the right people are in charge; and they make sure the correct decisions are made. Thereby guaranteeing everyone an equal share of whatever is left after the right people have finished dividing everything up and taking their fair share. Leaders have such awesome responsibilities; they must receive proportional rewards to sustain them through their hard labors.
Personally, I have no doubt that we can expect our leaders to do exactly the right thing. Doubt is in itself an example of social injustice. There can be no doubt you embrace the totality of the New World. You love it, and you forget that you and the world were ever separate. This is peace that passes all understanding. This is the goal of K-12 education. I foresee an age when people will think and read differently, and count differently, and are not bound by the old rules, by the old limitations. They will truly be liberated. A will become B, and B will become A. And saying that one is taller than the other will be recognized as the nonsense it is.
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To learn more about the novel 1984, which first introduced the idea that in totalitarian societies 2 + 2 could equal 5, read "15: 1984: The Cover Up" (www.improve-education.org/id20.html)Knowledge is the best defense. Teach facts, then teach more facts. At some point genuine critical thinking becomes possible! See YouTube video titled "How To Teach Anything & Everything."For more praise of a traditional approach to education, see "45: The Crusade Against Knowledge".For advanced analysis of how 2 + 2 equals 5, read Orwell's "Ignorance Is Strength." (http://www.newspeakdictionary.com/go-goldstein.html)