[nutronjon]

Originally Posted by Overdog

I'm not sure I agree...to me mythologies arise from our efforts to find meaning and understanding of the world. It is the job of Parents to transition their offspring sucessfully to adulthood, taking advantage of social institutions, extended family and friends.

I don't think the liberal education you are talking about was ever replaced. As far as I can see it's alive and well. The problem is that too many young people are choosing that route, and the result is a big shortage of qualified technologists and scientists....


Computer Scientists and Database Administrators

Edit:

Here's another interesting link:

Is There a U.S. Shortage of Scientists and Engineers? It Depends Where You Live - Population Reference Bureau

Oh my goodness. Ouch, how do I approuch this?

Why do we need more scientists? I am not exactly disagreeing what you said, but think I better handle it like Socrates, if I can. That is asking a series of questions that results in the person answering the questions, seeing things differently.

I am thinking mostly of rural areas, and read your links. I have been in cities that excite a person to get an education, and lived in rural towns where the environment makes it almost impossible for a teach to even interest children in the skill of reading.

In your links what is the value driving the thinking? What is missing from the expressed value?

Come to think of it, what do your links have to do with growing up or mature?

I put this in the biology thread, because it was about the physical development of the brain. The child's ability to learn, depends on the maturity of the brain. A one year old can not learn what a ten year can learn, and the learning capacity of a 16 year is very different again. The area of brain used for judgement is not phyically mature until we are age 25. From there, we slipped into the meaning of psychological maturity and perhaps that is such a different subject, it shouldn't be discussed in biology? I really like where this discussion could lead, so we start a new thread or move this one?

[Overdog]

Originally Posted by nutronjon

...In your links what is the value driving the thinking? What is missing from the expressed value?

I'm not sure what you mean. The links were provided in support of my response to your post...

Originally Posted by nutronjon
The purpose of mythology, be it Christian, Egyptian, Mayan, Greek, is to transition youth to adulthood. The goals of maturity can vary by sex or culture or circumtance. The US had liberal education focused on preparing the young for independent thinking and good moral judgment. When this was replaced with education for technology for military and industrial purpose, the result has been adults who are not mature, and this is devastating.

...which claims the purpose of mythology is to transition youth to adulthood, as well as claiming that liberal education has been replaced with "education for technology for military and industrial purpose" resulting in immature adults.

You made these claims, not me. I just responded to them.