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From: sommers@topaz.ARPA (Mamaliz @ The Soup Kitchen)
Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social
Subject: Re: Intelligence
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Date: Tue, 18-Jun-85 10:57:06 EDT
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I have been sort of mildly following this discussion and I am getting a 
little bit pissed off at the technocratic elitism I am seeing (mind you,
I HAVE NOT read every article in the discussion - I must work sometimes.)

The world is not black and white, jocks and nerds, good and bad. Hacking
C is not a requirement for entering heaven.  Jocks are not always stupid
and nerds are not always too fat or too skinny or completely clumsy.  One
of the brightest men I have ever known (and not a nerd) put himself through
high school, college and a PHD playing (in this order) semi-pro football,
college football, pro football and pro basketball.  Sports were a way for him
to leave the ghetto.

When I was in high school (a long time ago and 4 different states) most of
the jocks were also high in the honor society - smart kids were expected to 
be well-rounded and healthy.  You went to class, you played some sport
(if just for the fun of it) and you played chess at night and on the 
weekends.  The rest of your time was usually spent in trying to keep your
acne under control and fighting about the length of your hair.

5 members of my graduating class were National Merit Finalists, all but 
myself were both athletic and popular (I do not blame my unpopularity on
being a nerd - I blame it on 4 different states in 4 years and my general
level of obnoxisity, political activity and drug abuse).

A lot of people have fallen in love with Calculus (I know I did).  A great
many of them are still capable of throwing a frisbee around or playing a
game of touch football.  

I am tired of this whining.

-- 
liz sommers
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