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Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:59:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Edward Sanburn writes:
> > I am a conservative, and I love the brick. Stereotypes of any trait
> don't do justice, one that has been used in debate too much, IMO.
That's why I said "in general" Obviously there are exceptions, and you
would expect to find them here on LUGNET.
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> Avoiding the law and court ruling is not innovating, IMO. It is ducting
> the real issues. "Innovations" of this kind we can do without.
I guess we would have to look at the motive. If the motive was in fact
to skirt the law then it's wrong, and probably not going to help anyone.
If however the motive was to select creative underachievers (which I was
in *school*), then it's a brilliant effort. Of course if they don't fix
the rest of the educational process, those creative folks will still
underachieve in class and I'm not sure what the point is.
BTW, my opinion is that the college entrance exams are a joke. Especially
when the average student can boost their scores significantly just by taking
a prep $$$ course. Then, most of the Freshman year is remedial classes
to cover High School material. Heck, the most useful class I took in
High School was *typing*.
KL
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 | | Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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| Kevin, (...) That's what the article said, which I mentioned in the quote earlier. (...) Mine was probably CAD and drafting classes, along with history. Again, I think this is just a way to get around the recent court rulings about affirmative (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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| I'm just sort of picking tiny snippets to comment on... (...) I know for a fact from personal experience that a high SAT score is not a perfect predictor of college success (at a good college, where good study skills are important). Don't even ask (...) (25 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Rush: "Lego is a Tool for 4 year olds"
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| Kevin, (...) I am a conservative, and I love the brick. Stereotypes of any trait don't do justice, one that has been used in debate too much, IMO. (...) Avoiding the law and court ruling is not innovating, IMO. It is ducting the real issues. (...) (25 years ago, 1-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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