Trailing-edge compute farm seeks gainful employment

From: Lawrence Walker <lgwalker_at_mts.net>
Date: Thu Jan 3 23:51:05 2002

At the risk of another OT thread one has to memorize many things, and
know the formula to apply them. Surely the math tables, alphabet, and
common grammar is not too much to ask of an educational system that
has ceased to educate. I remember studies at the London School of
Economics that showed 3rd year students became less able to assimmilate
concepts than Ist year students. Meaning they became Dumber as education
proceeded. Education seems to be simply how well you can accede to the
requirements of corporations.

Lawrence

Lawrence

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lawrence Walker [mailto:lgwalker_at_mts.net]
>
> > And actually force people to learn how to spell without the
> > use of a spell-
> > checker. I remember how aghast I was when I learned my sons school
>
> Well, in defense of poor spelling, there are more important things -- such as
> content -- especially on a friendly list such as this. After all, tripe is
> tripe, no matter how correct the spelling. :)
>
> > allowed the use of calculators in math exams. Right On, Fred.
>
> ... and in defense of calculators, it's certainly more important for one to
> learn the theoretical core of mathematics so that it can be applied to Real Life
> than to waste time calculating things which are practically useless. The actual
> calculation is generally a mundane, but necessary step. Provided that you know
> how it's supposed to work, you can always arrive at the correct answer given
> some amount of time, with or without a calculator. Please don't take this as a
> defense of the public school system, which doesn't truthfully teach anything.
>
> > I was going to
> > reply to this would-be hacker's input but brushed it off as
> > more juvenal crap.
>
> I was tempted to respond too, but -- and this is the whole problem with the
> message -- there was nothing to which one could respond. He may as well have
> said "test message -- please ignore."
>
> Regards,
>
> Chris
>
>
> Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
> Amdocs - Champaign, IL
>
> /usr/bin/perl -e '
> print((~"\x95\xc4\xe3"^"Just Another Perl Hacker.")."\x08!\n");
> '
>



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