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<blockquote data-quote="paulska" data-source="post: 557696" data-attributes="member: 557"><p>Without delving into the particulars of whether capitalism is even possible in a pure form within a democracy, Fanny & Freddy are arguably essential financial infrastructure for a capitalist society. Their motivation and purpose, which originating from a government structure, serves the agenda of capitalism (at least in America). Even major companies require access to the funds F&F provide. Sometimes their eyes get bigger than their pocketbooks, however, which is one of the reasons the 2008 meltdown occurred, as you so aptly pointed out.</p><p></p><p>I'm not trying to advocate for a school system that teaches kids nothing apart from pure subject/content. I'm just a proponent that learning what you need to know in life can't only happen within a school. The kitchen table, Grandpa's workshop, Grandma's garden, the local church, synagogue or mosque, the scout/guide troop, your local minor sports association- all of theses are invaluable mechanisms for raising kids, and in many cases so many kids have no attachment to institutions within our communities that provided a valid and authentic platform for so much of the personal development that is now lacking. As a teacher, I just feel frustrated that we're so tunnel visioned that the problem is what happens in the classroom that we're missing huge opportunities to reframe the role of the greater community as a bedrock of growth and improvement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paulska, post: 557696, member: 557"] Without delving into the particulars of whether capitalism is even possible in a pure form within a democracy, Fanny & Freddy are arguably essential financial infrastructure for a capitalist society. Their motivation and purpose, which originating from a government structure, serves the agenda of capitalism (at least in America). Even major companies require access to the funds F&F provide. Sometimes their eyes get bigger than their pocketbooks, however, which is one of the reasons the 2008 meltdown occurred, as you so aptly pointed out. I'm not trying to advocate for a school system that teaches kids nothing apart from pure subject/content. I'm just a proponent that learning what you need to know in life can't only happen within a school. The kitchen table, Grandpa's workshop, Grandma's garden, the local church, synagogue or mosque, the scout/guide troop, your local minor sports association- all of theses are invaluable mechanisms for raising kids, and in many cases so many kids have no attachment to institutions within our communities that provided a valid and authentic platform for so much of the personal development that is now lacking. As a teacher, I just feel frustrated that we're so tunnel visioned that the problem is what happens in the classroom that we're missing huge opportunities to reframe the role of the greater community as a bedrock of growth and improvement. [/QUOTE]
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