tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post1915130425664095074..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: Dumb for the Dumber Anastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-16837813165186896602012-09-21T22:21:08.780-07:002012-09-21T22:21:08.780-07:00It's friends like you that make life worth fig...It's friends like you that make life worth fighting for.Rehan Qayoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391797858691917631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-82580778211310627942012-09-20T16:08:26.918-07:002012-09-20T16:08:26.918-07:00A reasonably well-educated population is certainly...A reasonably well-educated population is certainly the ideal. There is nothing wrong with elitism, though. Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-120523601480716472012-09-19T19:07:09.072-07:002012-09-19T19:07:09.072-07:00Reasonably well educated population in contrast to...Reasonably well educated population in contrast to select elitism ? anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-64179457108073425262012-09-19T16:08:42.199-07:002012-09-19T16:08:42.199-07:00Yes, but with the Millipede and the Twig waiting i...Yes, but with the Millipede and the Twig waiting in the wing it may all come to nothing. Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-39778451026663404182012-09-19T16:07:07.784-07:002012-09-19T16:07:07.784-07:00In their system of public education, certainly. T...In their system of public education, certainly. They have been trying, poor dears, to emulate the English independent sector for decades. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-43462719561946128002012-09-19T16:05:52.374-07:002012-09-19T16:05:52.374-07:00As always, Calvin, I find your links invaluable. ...As always, Calvin, I find your links invaluable. I intend to look at this in detail.<br /><br />Incidentally I enrolled myself among the the Cumberbitches, maenads one and all. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-78761300413845642962012-09-19T16:02:33.900-07:002012-09-19T16:02:33.900-07:00I think, Rehan, you disprove your own point; your ...I think, Rehan, you disprove your own point; your obvious talent disproves it. Cream will always float. Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-54490214058183102612012-09-19T01:02:13.770-07:002012-09-19T01:02:13.770-07:00Here here! No amount of hand-wringing (or Guardian...Here here! No amount of hand-wringing (or Guardian reading) is going to change the fact that some people are born more academically able than others. To say otherwise is as ridiculous as saying all babies are born gender-neutral. The mistake is perhaps the amount of emphasis our society puts in academia beyond basic literacy and numeracy<br /><br />Gove's system seems like a good start. Let's hope it works and isn't kicked into the long grass before the benefits begin to show.JRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147493757494801211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-59351105338586412712012-09-18T19:07:47.366-07:002012-09-18T19:07:47.366-07:00Yes, the Germans are superior, quality vs quantity...Yes, the Germans are superior, quality vs quantity.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-86239572398701521472012-09-18T17:57:02.663-07:002012-09-18T17:57:02.663-07:00The State has no legitimate role in education. The...The State has no legitimate role in education. The education machine, as developed in the 19th century and modified in the 20th, is a political tool that destroys liberty - not by accident, but by design. <br /><br />Here's a starting point anyone interested in the real history of state education: http://www.johntaylorgatto.comCalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-46430807529095413602012-09-18T17:43:27.106-07:002012-09-18T17:43:27.106-07:00I was born to failure.
Here is 'The Rejected...I was born to failure. <br /><br />Here is <a href="" rel="nofollow">'The Rejected Poet: Alexander Pope & Lady Mary Wortley Montagu'</a> by William Powell Frith, 1863). You can also see the recently discovered study for this work <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8301/8001511807_d0b4bdafbc_o.jpg" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br /><i>For thee we dim the eyes, and stuff the head<br />With all such reading as was never read:<br />For thee explain a thing till all men doubt it,<br />And write about it, Goddess, and about it:<br />So spins the silk-worm small its slender store,<br />And labours till it clouds itself all o'er.</i><br /><br />(Alexander Pope. 'The Dunciad' iv. 1744).Rehan Qayoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391797858691917631noreply@blogger.com