On 7 Jul 2012 at 8:43, Fred Cisin wrote:
The real question is where did the TEACHER go to
school. Once people
learn that kinda crap, they go on to push it on others.
Indiana? See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pi_Bill
But you're familiar with the phenomenon of "My teacher said it was
that way and he's ALWAYS right." There's a definite payoff for that
kind of attitude.
I was once thrown out of class and blackballed from NHS for insisting
that my high-school (PhD yet) chemistry teacher was wrong.
Something about me not having the proper respect for authority...
I have since learned the wisdom of Proverbs 26, 4-5.
--Chuck