I'm glad you point out that this is a semantics issue. I think the issue is the distinction between the general use of education as process, and education as the end result. You did NOT pay to be educated, but for the educational opportunity, which is often called 'education', but must be distinguished from your fourth point, which is a mistake -- ALL students got the same level of education, but did not walk away with the same level of retention, varying how much they were educated. This gives rise to the rather weird statement "Everyone got the same education but not everyone go the same education," which is true.
UGH! Language sucks at times... ::grin::
It can be quite confusing when a term is used both for the process and the result.
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Re: Semantics quibble
Date: 2004-08-20 07:36 pm (UTC)UGH! Language sucks at times... ::grin::
It can be quite confusing when a term is used both for the process and the result.