are Americans hostile to knowledge?

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/books/14dumb.html

Worth it for the "cultural conservationist" label alone. I've been looking for a phrasing of that sentiment.

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Also, smart children are bored by curricula that don't just not challenge them but actively insult them.