This little article  explores the big paradox of the 20th century. Social reformers (particularly, socialists, communists, totalitarians of all types) always make very big claims about what they will do for the People. Finally, we are told, the People will have fairness, equality, and justice.

 Almost inevitably, the People get more misery than they had before. That is really the underlying theme of George Orwell's 1984. The various power-seeking groups fight among themselves; making elaborate promises and claims in all directions; but finally these groups trade places and the ordinary person is still being trampled on. These contradictions are especially clear, it seems to me, in the case of Bill Ayers. In the schools, what he calls "social justice" is a leveled, flattened,  less ambitious education. Why is that justice?

 Anyway, teachers should be familiar with the  various arguments in this discussion. It's going to be playing out forever.

http://religion.rantrave.com/Rant/Bill-Ayers-and-Social-Injustice.aspx

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