[Leica] declining quality now why are these illiterates

[ljkapner at cox.net (Leonard J Kapner)]

Bob,

If the "larger problem" you contend is true, then our society's education
mechanism (not just the schools!) has failed these individuals, allowing
them to mature without a sense of self-worth, or the potential value of
their prospective contribution to the whole. This is a bleak and disturbing
conclusion, and one that is apparently at odds with the desire to become
educated.

If your students are studying to express themselves in music, how come they
can't cross the chasm to understand that expressive skills are part of a
critical social set that includes the spoken and written word, not just
notes on an instrument, played to a beat?

Why has that concept become so difficult to understand?

Len

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-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+ljkapner=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Palmieri
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 8:10 AM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] declining quality now why are these illiterates

Folks - 

When I decided to become active in this users' group I figured it would
be a good idea to keep my postings limited to discussion of photos and
the tools/techniques involved in their production.  Once again, I find
reason to change my position.

I teach at a college here in Chicago.  Most of my students are jazz
majors; some are involved in music engineering.  However, once every
year I teach a course in jazz history that's open to students outside of
the music school; written reports are part of the coursework.

The impression I have is that beyond weaknesses in grammar and style
there lies a much larger problem, which is that many of these students
don't see any reason why they should care about how well they're able to
express themselves in writing.

Bob Palmieri
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