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A review by fauxbot
Social Justice Fallacies by Thomas Sowell
4.0
There were many great points made in this book, but none of them were backed up with references to the data and where it came from. It was more a point of how data can be twisted, versus the actual story.
Assuming the points Sowell made were true, there were huge factors ignored regarding starting points for wealth and inheritance, which feels like a disservice to leave out. Although he remarks that you can't change the past, that doesn't mean the past has any less power to change the future.
I agreed with his assessments of advantages of having the same career as your parents, and how some of that can be influential in schools. I also agreed with the point about teaching children the value of thinking for themselves and formulating arguments. We do need to show both sides of the story, and if we are using past events as a reference point, it gives students the benefit of seeing how things shook out and what the results are.
Essentially, I agreed with a lot, but also wanted more from some of his points. All in, I feel it's a valuable read, even with the places it falls short.
Assuming the points Sowell made were true, there were huge factors ignored regarding starting points for wealth and inheritance, which feels like a disservice to leave out. Although he remarks that you can't change the past, that doesn't mean the past has any less power to change the future.
I agreed with his assessments of advantages of having the same career as your parents, and how some of that can be influential in schools. I also agreed with the point about teaching children the value of thinking for themselves and formulating arguments. We do need to show both sides of the story, and if we are using past events as a reference point, it gives students the benefit of seeing how things shook out and what the results are.
Essentially, I agreed with a lot, but also wanted more from some of his points. All in, I feel it's a valuable read, even with the places it falls short.