tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post8541681942747779980..comments2023-06-28T04:54:16.142-07:00Comments on Anthroslug the Much Put-Upon: Don't Need That After High School?Anthroslughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12455234504938025982noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-37103395467780599192011-11-16T09:01:39.356-08:002011-11-16T09:01:39.356-08:00The habits of thinking discovered in school are of...The habits of thinking discovered in school are often the good bits, rather than the actual stuff you developed them to deal with (like you say, learning to cope with statistics rather than being able to use regression). A bit like exercise - there are few jobs that involve lifting kettle bells, but doing it is still good for you. The most useful and practical subject I studied in school turned out to be Latin, I now think.Jack Heronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-9316143259297838892011-11-16T08:33:16.036-08:002011-11-16T08:33:16.036-08:00Ahh, yes. Thanks for the correction.Ahh, yes. Thanks for the correction.Anthroslughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047686739793030565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3540283839479085577.post-75887568822914325392011-11-15T16:25:52.509-08:002011-11-15T16:25:52.509-08:00You may want to redo this sentence, "Leaving ...You may want to redo this sentence, "Leaving aside the very real fact that, now that we don't live in a society where ... young women aren't usually married and pregnant at 19,..."<br /><br />Other than that, great!<br /><br />I am so tired of people seeming to be proud of their ignorance (and wanting to elect people just like them) that I can hardly stand it. They reject science, they reject informed opinion with no rational basis for the rejection, and then they run around screaming about how "exceptional" the US is. Well, we're getting there... for some of the wrong reasons, unfortunately.<br /><br />And yes, this pushed buttons for me.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632403085700385885noreply@blogger.com