Question: are grades *all* bad? might they help students
develop self-discipline that might be useful not only for the
employers but for the movement for socialism?
Is easy or no grading *all* good? sure, it liberates
students to learn about things they want to learn about. But
it also liberates the "frat boys" for more beer-bashes. Harry,
are you assuming that without the capitalist foot on students'
backs (working indirectly through the professoriat), we will
all automatically turn to self-actualizing activities?
Just asking, trying to figure out what assumptions you're making,
Harry.
I happen to like William Morris's discussion of education in
NEWS FROM NOWHERE. But is it feasible, especially given the long,
hard, work that's needed if we ever want to lift the capitalist
foot from our backs?
in pen-l solidarity,
Jim Devine BITNET: jndf@lmuacad INTERNET: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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