Hutchins’ Idea of a Liberal Education

The LIBERAL ARTS are not merely indispensable; they are unavoidable. Nobody can decide for himself whether he is going to be a human being. The only question open to him is whether he will be an ignorant, undeveloped one, or one who has sought to reach the highest point he is capable of attaining. The [...]

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Robert Maynard Hutchins

Robert Maynard Hutchins (January 17, 1899, Brooklyn, New York – May 17, 1977, Santa Barbara, California) was an educational philosopher, a president (1929–1945) of the University of Chicago and its chancellor (1945–1951).
He said,
“Now wisdom and goodness are the aim of higher education. How can it be otherwise? Wisdom and goodness are the end of human [...]

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Maybe Tomorrow

Artist: Stereophonics
Song: Maybe Tomorrow
I’ve been down and
I’m wondering why
These little black clouds
Keep walking around
With me
With me
It wastes time
And I’d rather be high
Think I’ll walk me outside
And buy a rainbow smile
But be free
They’re all free
So maybe tomorrow
I’ll find my way home
So maybe tomorrow
I’ll find my way home
I look around at a beautiful life
Been the upperside of [...]

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We are peasants?

Found this, as shown in the link:
What Chinese Singaporeans have inherited from their grandparents is peasant culture, explained “peasant judge” online.
“Peasants don’t care for much else except a bowl of rice on the table, a roof over their heads, and the chance to go out to the rice fields to do the daily back-breaking chores [...]

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Irony

Saw the following in a Thai forum:
Big Suea (Gen. Phijit Kulawanit, a member of Privi Council – adviser of His majesty) said during the meeting with National Economic Adviser Board on March 24, 2006 :
“The Serious Issues I feel very WORRIED are that most of facoties, along with the major business have belogn to Foreigners [...]

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