Satire Homework

The "Should Children Be Exposed to Facts?" satire was a great way of saying that without science we would be stuck in the past. First of all, he says we should not fill children's brains with facts, because then they have information that will be un-useful if they want to be farmers, mill workers, coal miners, etc. This is incredibly humorous because these jobs are those of the past, we have progressed forward with science and now the jobs are more advanced and we do not all need to mine, farm, and act as (what is now, thanks to science) modern machinery. Second, he says children should be taught to accept everything they are told, and to never question anything. Where would we be without questioning things? We would never have our lovely modern conveniences without people questioning things. He also says that all the noblest heroes never cared about facts, which is false. Noble presidents, inventors, and other important people cared about facts and asked questions. I would doubt there has ever been a normal person who didn't ask questions. Not only does he repel the idea of science, but he also repels the idea of learning. We would still be cavemen if we never learned anything! As is obvious, satire is incredibly sarcastic and can convince people to do things they have never thought of before. I enjoyed this article because it was just funny to think that anybody would honestly have those ideals.