Oh- I don't know Clary. Everybody does what they think best I suppose.
Quote:Over 340 British Jews call on leaders to end silence
Prof Carrie Paechter is one of the signatories.
I'm inclined to be negative about people who sign petitions and that would go more than double if they were telling the Isreali government what to do from the safety of a London wine bar.
The Prof seems to have something of an obsession with tomboy types and gender issues.
But hey- whatever turns you on is the modern thing innit?
I can't imagine my being enthralled or educated by anything the lady might have to say but I hope others will be if that's what they want.
I incline to the Eric Gill way of thinking regarding the education of females.
And I'm not shy. Shyness is a sign of a fat ego and I had my ego trashed a long while ago.
I don't think "art" can be taught.
Money is the only art anyway according to Andy Warhol.
"Where Ma Raney and Beethoven once unwrapped their bed roll
Tuba players now rehearse around the flagpole
And the National Bank at a profit sells road maps for the soul
To the old folks home and the college."
Bob Dylan Tombstone Blues.
I could never get away from teachers fast enough. The salary scales garuantee mediocrity. Great literature is all you need.
I'd bet the Prof can't make head or tail of Spengler or Ted Hughes's Shakespeare and the Goddess of Complete Being.
Check out Thorstein Veblen. She will hate that.