Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh how depressing. You paint a picture of logic and progression rather than privilege. It used to be like that in the UK now we have gone the wrong way - no cash no education regardless of talent. Frank On 27 Jun, 2004, at 18:26, Martin Krieger wrote: > Many of my students do not write well. Some write very very well. What > is > extraordinary are their other talents: audio recording, video work, > sometimres still photography. For many of them, these are the talents > that > lead to their futures. I wish they knew the difference between it's > and its, > but I am grateful that they know how to use a Fostex to preserve some > stereo > effects. > > Moreover, the good old days were not so good. Many of the students > then did > not know how to write. (Did the Yalie who is our current president > offer > much hope?) Many of the men who were admitted were admitted because > they > went to the right schools, were legacies, or just were white and > men--and > did not offer much strength. Somehow, we have a much stronger student > body > than we used to, much much. [I would not be surprised that a few > schools > have not much changed, the Caltechs for example. But I am sure the Ivy > Leagues are much stronger, with many fewer weak students.] And in the > good > old days Caltech did not admit women, even to its graduate school. And > the > number of minorities (Jews, Poles, Irish, Negroes) was restricted. > > MK > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >