Tarot in the Schools [View all]

My daughter goes to a private school (she's a senior) and has arranged to study Tarot reading for an independent study.

As a fallibilist, I'm beside myself. Her teacher is a young Phd in postmodernism - well, English lit - from a good school
Her goal as the 'mentor' is not helping her look at it critically. They are just going to learn to 'read' the cards.

I'm really angry, embarrassed (I am!) - and sad.

I wouldn't mind so much if they were helping her think about why people want to believe this mess - or the psychology of it. Or even the history of these kinds of things.

But that's not what they are doing. Just helping her learn to read the cards (that's the 'academic' objective). They are even buying her the cards