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Prompt questions

  • What relationship do you see between education and civilising people?

  • What does it mean to be a civil and humane person?

  • What does it mean to have a civilised and humane society?

  • What do you think the role of education is if it is not to achieve this ideal?

  • What other pathways might there be to achieve a humane and civilised society?

  • What do you interpret the question to mean by “grow” (spiritually physically emotionally intellectually)?

  • Does the kind of education make a difference to the outcome? If you think so -say why. If you think not -say why.

  • Does your saying no to this question mean that you think people who have an education have nothing in particular to offer society?

  • What are the implications of this position?

  • If educated people do not contribute any extra value to society should taxpayers subsidise education? If yes say why you think so and if no say why you think so.