Re: Don't Call It "Algebra"; Call It Something Warm And Fuzzy

lenona321@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> Reminds me of when, years ago, Miss Manners wrote a column  about how,
> in her opinion, mandatory charity work at school is good for kids
> because "no doubt they do as little as possible and vow never to
> return, but isn't that also true of many other subjects they have to
> study?

To go off on a complete and potentially controversial tangent, this is 
why I never understand the "If they learn about it at school, they'll 
want to try it at home!" argument that has often been advanced against 
*** education cl*****.


All the best,

Sarah
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