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From: robinson@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu (Michael Robinson)
Newsgroups: misc.legal,news.admin,soc.women
Subject: Re: Serious factor of High Schools
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Date: 31 Jul 88 20:48:53 GMT
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In article <176@sulaco.UUCP> allen@sulaco.UUCP (Allen Gwinn) writes:
>In article <25268@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, robinson@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu (Michael Robinson) writes:
>  
>> Maybe that's what is wrong with this country.  Too many people take what
>> they learned in high school too seriously.  It impedes progress and encourages
>> misconceptions.  Especially considering the quality of U.S. high schools.
>
>In noticed that you appear to be studying education at UC-Berkeley.  What
>are you studying in this line of education for if you feel the way you
>do?  What do you expect to do to rectify this situation after graduation?

I am not an educator in training.  I am a system administrator.  Without a 
college degree, I make more money per hour administering Unix systems than
an elementary school teacher makes with a degree, accreditation, and 10 years
teaching experience.

Personally, I think educating children is of greater value to society than
patching kernals, but that isn't the way the paychecks are distributed.  And
even competent and dedicated people have to eat.


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