Is it everyone's calling?

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

I think the recognition of unjust structures is why we see a difference between Solomon and Jesus with regard to the poor.

Solomon--in the Promised Land with a Mosaic Law that prevented a multi-generational accumulation of wealth (or poverty) could characterize poverty as a result of indolence.

But by the time of Jesus, those elements of the Mosaic Law had been long ignored. I believe Jesus (as well as His apostles, including Paul) did see poverty as a matter of unjust structures.

The structure of Solomon's kingdom resembled that of Bathsheba's 1st husband, Uriah. Bathsheba's uncle was the advisor of Absolom who committed hairy kairy because Absolom didn't believe that David's men would support him and took the younger's advise instead. When he was caught by the hair in the bush it was the captain of the kings army that killed him. Did that earn him the right to be buried in Sarah's cave? Absolom was probably (Tarah too perhaps) amongst the children taken captive at that town when David was with the Philistine army. So there's many ways to look at that.

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

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[Aussie Pete]

Regardless of human nature our kids need to be properly educated. Which means that they should be educated for their own benefit.

Sounds nice. In the western world that's not going to happen nowadays.

 

[Paidiske]

I have a much more optimistic view of our education system. Not least because I can see the benefit to my own child (and lockdown gave us plenty of opportunity to see the drawbacks of at least one alternative)!

 

[OldWiseGuy]

The whole structure of teaching/learning has to change from competition to cooperation, as in the military. And as one of my army instructors said, "You will learn this stuff."
And learn we did.

 

[OldWiseGuy]

I have a much more optimistic view of our education system. Not least because I can see the benefit to my own child (and lockdown gave us plenty of opportunity to see the drawbacks of at least one alternative)!

I was surprised to learn that class sizes here are in the twenties range, down from the 30 pupil average back in my day (in my schools).

Here Are the Average Classroom Sizes for All 50 States (insider.com)