Re: Door Slamming/Question (fwd) -Reply (fwd)

[Eric Crump <wleric@showme.missouri.edu>]

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Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 09:32:45 -0500
To: Multiple recipients of list WCENTR-L <WCENTR-L@MIZZOU1.MISSOURI.EDU>

Jeanne:

    Schooling remains a mixed bag, like life in general.

    I have always valued education.  As far back as I can remember, I
never was very materialistic in my interests or goals.

    There have been both shorter and longer term benefits from the
schooling I experienced.  Basic skills and understandings can be
useful in almost any walk of life.  They can be useful in many
personal ways too.

    College education is likely to remain a mix of elements.  The
"either or" approach is unlikely to work.

    Humans need food, clothing, and shelter.  They also have
psychological needs which a job alone does not necessarily meet.
Thus "relevance" should not be viewed myopically.  That attribute
unfortunately was used as a buzzword by many hippies or flower
children in various classes.  I was unimpressed by their nonsensical
use of the word however.

Richard Swerdlin
(swerdlin@wp.unt.edu)