http://www.parlour.info/2011/09/18/the-karma-sutra-modern-64-arts/ These are my own personal views, not those of the businesses I'm involved with. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:45:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.parlour.info/2011/09/18/the-karma-sutra-modern-64-arts/comment-page-1/#comment-326 Nicola Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:47:55 +0000 http://www.parlour.info/?p=171#comment-326 Interesting! All of the listed arts - or their equivalents - are so recognisable across cultures both ancient and modern and yet in our current society many of them aren't seen as having any intrinsic value. The state education system places greater emphasis on some to the exclusion of others which is a great shame, especially as beyond childhood it seems that learning new skills and the desire to do so is considered a bit weird. Some of this I think is due to the expectation of a reward for learning things (a sticker, a grade, a job, a promotion...): why continue to learn when the only advantage you will gain is the knowledge itself? Interesting! All of the listed arts – or their equivalents – are so recognisable across cultures both ancient and modern and yet in our current society many of them aren’t seen as having any intrinsic value. The state education system places greater emphasis on some to the exclusion of others which is a great shame, especially as beyond childhood it seems that learning new skills and the desire to do so is considered a bit weird. Some of this I think is due to the expectation of a reward for learning things (a sticker, a grade, a job, a promotion…): why continue to learn when the only advantage you will gain is the knowledge itself?

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