Re: Eric and Fred's ideas on grading -Reply

[Jon Olson <olsonj@cla.orst.edu>]

>>> David Stacey <dstacey@griffon.mwsc.edu>  1/4/96, 08:15am >>>
[snip]  We put  great emphasis upon inviting students in to a
community. [snip]

Dave, I hope you don't mind if I snip a sentence from your
interesting message and use it as a prop for more wondering aloud.  I
applaud your emphasis, and I join you in it.  But I can't help
wondering to what extent my invitation for them to join my community
is simply a defense mechanism because I know I'm on the outside of
their community(s), and I know their nonacademic community(s) could
be more real or valid (can't think of better words right now) than
mine.  So I dedicate myself to making people think *my* community is
worth joining, that *they* are the ones on the outside of a good
thing.  I perpetuate the profession.  But is my academic community
really worth joining (cf. Jeanne's quality question)?  Could I join
the *other* community(s) if I wanted?  --Jon, olsonj@cla.orst.edu,
Oregon State University