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

[Marcy Bauman <marcyb@umd.umich.edu>]

On Wed, 10 Jan 1996, Lynne Belcher wrote:

> I'll betcha there's lots of blue collar workers who would love to face 
> your dilemma--the embarrassment of three college degrees and the money, 
> power, and prestige those degrees bring.  I'm sure the "salt of the 
> earth" get tired of going hungry and not having any money.  And I'm 
> certain I'll stay where I am rather than trade with what others do for 
> a living that I did but was able to leave--house cleaning, restaurant 
> work, and factory production line assembly.  Be careful what you wish 
> for; you might get it.

	Hey, wait a minute.  I dunno what kind of money the rest of you 
get paid, but I'm getting pretty accustomed to people working in the auto 
factories around here and getting twice what I make.  (And leaving their 
work at the door, I might add.)  And if we're talking about people 
getting tired of not having any money, what about adjuncts?

	I'm just trying to point out that maybe our choices are based on 
personal preference, and nothing more.  I do what I do because I want to, 
and not because of any economic advantage that accrues to me because of 
my choice.  Or, a better way of saying that might be, I could get the 
same (or more) economic advantages from other choices, but I'd rather not 
. . .

Marcy

Marcy Bauman
Writing Program
University of Michigan-Dearborn
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Dearborn, MI 48128

email:  marcyb@umd.umich.edu