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To: STONEWALLS

I’ve heard it said that we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in our grammar schools 100 years ago to teaching basic remedial math and English in our universities today....


52 posted on 03/31/2009 8:33:49 AM PDT by Mac from Cleveland (How to make a small fortune in the Obama era--first, start off with a big fortune....)
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To: Mac from Cleveland

“I’ve heard it said that we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in our grammar schools 100 years ago to teaching basic remedial math and English in our universities today....”

....I think your comment is right on the money!
Stonewalls, whose grandfather delivered his high school valendictorian address in Latin.


76 posted on 03/31/2009 9:32:40 AM PDT by STONEWALLS
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To: Mac from Cleveland

I remember taking Comp 1 and we went over how to make a basic sentence.


98 posted on 03/31/2009 11:06:00 AM PDT by Niuhuru (Fine, here's my gun, but let me give you the bullets first. I'll send them to you through the barrel)
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