From gregkindall@attbi.com Sat May 10 19:09:41 2003 Received: from mxu5.u.washington.edu (mxu5.u.washington.edu [140.142.32.164]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW03.04/8.12.1+UW03.02) with ESMTP id h4B29e1M055410 for ; Sat, 10 May 2003 19:09:40 -0700 Received: from sccrmhc03.attbi.com (sccrmhc03.attbi.com [204.127.202.63]) by mxu5.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW03.04/8.12.1+UW03.02) with ESMTP id h4B29cvw003341 for ; Sat, 10 May 2003 19:09:39 -0700 Received: from hppav (12-228-206-106.client.attbi.com[12.228.206.106]) by attbi.com (sccrmhc03) with SMTP id <20030511020938003000kh92e>; Sun, 11 May 2003 02:09:38 +0000 Message-ID: <000b01c31762$4c8abb20$6acee40c@attbi.com> From: "Greg Kindall" To: References: Subject: Re: Paging Karl Popper Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 19:09:04 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C31727.9FD055A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=XIII, Probability=13%, Report="MANY_USER_AGENTS, SUPERLONG_LINE, __EVITE_CTYPE, __HAS_MIMEOLE, __HAS_MSMAIL_PRI, __HAS_OUTLOOK_IN_MAILER, __HAS_X_MAILER, __HAS_X_PRIORITY, __MANY_USER_AGENTS, __REFERENCES, __USER_AGENT_OE" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C31727.9FD055A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MW offered: Mark Steyn has this cabal thing all figured out. Turns out it is a = cabal of Canadians that is secretly running the U.S. What were the chances? = Here's the URL (and watch the wrap): = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=3D/opinion/2003/05/10/d= o1003.xml&sSheet=3D/opinion/2003/05/10/ixop.html Brilliant, but note the link to the "previous story" -- "Classicists are = both use and ornament". But there are few fields of human activity that would not be enriched = by the presence of a classicist or a theologian or two. If only Mr = Clarke himself employed fewer educationists and more classicists, = trained in the use of language, the circulars that his department sends = out to schools might be more intelligible. Come to think of it, if only = more teachers had studied subjects other than teaching, Britain's = schools would have a great deal more to offer their pupils. (You may have to register if you haven't already.) Greg Kindall Seattle Washington ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C31727.9FD055A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

MW offered:

Mark Steyn has this cabal = thing all=20 figured out. Turns out it is a cabal of
Canadians that is = secretly=20 running the U.S. What were the chances? Here's the
URL = (and=20 watch the wrap):

http://www.= telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=3D/opinion/2003/05/10/do1003.xml&a= mp;sSheet=3D/opinion/2003/05/10/ixop.html

Brilliant, but=20 note the link to the "previous story" -- "Classicists are both use and=20 ornament".

But there are few fields of = human=20 activity that would not be enriched by the presence of a classicist or = a=20 theologian or two. If only Mr Clarke himself employed fewer = educationists and=20 more classicists, trained in the use of language, the circulars that = his=20 department sends out to schools might be more intelligible. Come to = think of=20 it, if only more teachers had studied subjects other than teaching, = Britain's=20 schools would have a great deal more to offer their = pupils.

(You may have to=20 register if you haven't already.)

Greg=20 Kindall

Seattle =20 Washington

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