>From what I have seen in some 20 years associated with public schooling in
the USA, this is also a large part of why our schools fail so many kids
(not as in "failing grade", although that's often true also, but as in
"fail to educate well"). Conformity is valued far more than any sort of
evidence of "genius" as used in these articles.
On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 8:41 AM, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Intresting reading. I was reminded of my one-time corporate affiliation
> with The New York Times Co.'s group of regional TV stations and
> publications. I watched the transition from profession-based leadership,
> i.e., people passionate about journalism, to bean-counter leadership, i.e.,
> people passionate about the acquisition of money. It wasn't pretty, at
> least if you were profession based.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Registered Neanderthal
>
> On Jun 28, 2013, at 12:51 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
>
> > We occasionally have short discussions about problems in various
> professions, and this morning I ran across the following news stories:
> >
> >
> http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-57591308/why-companies-hate-geniuses/
> >
> >
> http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-57443315/why-geniuses-dont-have-jobs/
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