As per usual, we had a meandering discussion that wound around a variety of topics. This time, we touched on politics, philosophy, and linguistics - to name a few. I'm going to endeavor to keep my summaries short from here on out because this time of year (the beginning of the school year) I'm up to my armpits in work. We talked about the structuring of the education system and the boons and banes of public/private sector of education. People shared personal experiences in public and private education. We talked a lot about nuance and the necessity in expressing clarity and being concise. Specific points touched on tribalism, America's arrival at its "place" in the world, what that place is, and what people believe it to be. Jon pointed out that the government generally does not do a great job of changing tracks once certain programs have momentum. We talked about competition vs domination and the future of the school system.
There was discussion of why politics come up in our discussions so much and whether or not that can be avoided. Lyn showed off her oh-so-stylish FAACT t-shirt and told us about this great wine. So, we joked about infowars' Alex Jones hocking his junk - not a goal of our group.
We talked about future discussion topics - Artificial Intelligence and That Which We Do Actually Believe came to the surface as good ideas. I'll be in touch for when we are going to do those, but we also said if you have any ideas for future topics, let me know.
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