Wednesday, October 29, 2008

What Can Social Pragmatics Learn from the Recent Wall Street Collapse?


A key tenet in the teaching of the Hidden Curriculum has been to illuminate the "truths" of an environment for those who have difficulty in perceiving it. This article by the New York Times columnist, David Brooks, calls into question our own ability to decipher the hidden curriculum. If Alan Greenspan can't figure it out, what hope do we mere mortals have?

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/opinion/28brooks.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink