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Subject: Re: ET sex roles, request for clarification
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Date: Fri, 18-May-84 18:04:15 EDT
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Anita makes a very good point about the effect on children/teenagers
of directional guidance.  I was a good(not top of my class) student
in math through grade school and high school-scored high in math
aptitude on SAT/ACT etc. Two of my brothers(1 year older and two
years younger) had lower marks in math aptitude and much lower
grades.  We had the same high school counseler.  He directed
my brothers to Radio/TV and Electrical Engineering.  He
suggested I go to Art School(I did express interest in art, but
my younger brother also expressed interest in history and he dissuaded
him).  

Today, I am just completing an Associates in ET. I have
a Bachelors in Fine Arts.  Neither of my brothers have completed
a degree or are gainfully employed.  They have bounced from 
major to major-job to job.  I am employed and have consistently been
employed for 8 years.

Well, my high school counselor didn't ruin my life or anything-
but he sure didn't help my brothers with his narrow-minded counseling.