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From: Al.Hoffman@p0.f143.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Al Hoffman)
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Subject: Re: Education
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Date: 23 Aug 90 04:16:25 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi:

About the slate--its cheap as you said, seems a poor choice for
somebody to have to get themselves to college, and "oops, I'm broke
now!"  $1000 for a note taker is a high price, and personally i'd
kill somebody who came in a class of mine with a braille writer.  a
braille and speak is pretty good, but for that, a laptop would even
be better.  i used to write volumes of notes in college at class
lectures, and i don't really think i was an outstanding slatist,
just persistent.  it would be hard to make a kid believe the
teacher that the slate is really worth it when saying to the kid
"you'll learn later."

the old slate is a hard master, still hard to beat.

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