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Unlike The Weak, The Strong Neither Give Up Nor Are Driven By Pain Into Rash Or Stupid Behavior. They Don't Like Pain Any More Than Anyone Else, But They Are Not Willing To Settle For Short-term Relief If It Means Reducing Their Options Later. They Don't Rob Peter To Pay Paul, They Face Reality Now.

Running A School Where The Students All Succeed, Even If Some Students Have To Help Others To Make The Grade, Is Good Preparation For Democracy.

Today Much Of What We Call Education Is Merely Knowledge Gathering And Remembering. Problem Solving And Thinking, Never Strong Parts Of Our Educational System, Have Been Downgraded In All But A Few Scientific Subjects.

I Think Education Is Both Using And Improving Knowledge And That Changes The Whole Picture.

As Long As Acquiring Knowledge Is The Educational Goal Of Schools, Educational Opportunities Will Be Limited, As They Are Now, To Affluent Families.