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From: wbralick@afit-ab.arpa (William A. Bralick)
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Subject: Student preparedness (was Re: Student and ... (was Rising cost ...))
Summary: ban the toob
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Date: 14 Dec 88 16:51:57 GMT
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For a possible solution to these problems, I suggest Adler's
Paideia proposal.  However, be prepared for some extensive
complaints from people (students) who believe that they should
be allowed to have electives during K-12.  The notion that 
students know what they should be taught, how they should be
taught, or what the standards should be is, of course, ludicrous.

Of course another problem is the ubiquitous living-room
monoculoid (couch-potato generator (you know, tee-vee)).
Our tee-vee is on a wheeled cart (with the vee-cee-argh)
in a closet.  When we become aware that, say, the Nutcracker
ballet is scheduled, we wheel out the ol' boob toob and
enjoy the performance.  When the performance is finished,
we wheel the thing back into the closet.  Since instituting
our monoculoid storage policy, my family and I enjoy evenings
of games, music, conversation, reading, etc.

Bob Heinlein believed that tee-vee is more harmful than all 
other drugs in this society.  I think I agree.  Members of the
A.S.P.P.B.D. (the American Society for the Prevention of 
Premature Brain Death) "just say no" to tee vee!


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