Hi again Illuminata,

...worked to destroy the cultural traditions of many peoples... Being of English ancestry I would not notice that. I don't know how much of that attitude is deliberate as opposed to being simply ignorant (as were the vast majority of the teachers I had to put up with in England).

In a lot of ways you are preaching to the choir, because most of us here appear to be very eager to learn of each others culture.

I understand what you mean, at first I thought that you were coming on a bit strong and exaggerating somewhat. But if you've been on the receiving end of the same crap that our kids got in school then your stance is understandable.

Re: ...nostalgia ... as meaningful education ...
Well, I've got to disagree a little here, Anything that is learned is meaningful. It may not be the sum of an education but it is some of an education.

One of the best teachers I ever had (a guy named Tampkins) would spend half the lecture chatting about his life and his family and in the end we learned more about mathematics and life than we did from other teachers who kept to the subject.

Re: passing on cultural tradition, our culture and tradition IS our society . We should all learn our traditions because they form the foundation upon which our society is based. That doesn't mean that we should necessarily be slaves to those traditions, rather, we should use them to understand each other and to form a base upon which our society can grow and progress.

Modern communications in this world are expanding our culture and it is up to us all to learn more about our expanding world.

So rather than belittling the value of our traditions you should be educating us about yours.