Re: [Phys-l] corrupting the youth

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

The solution is to combine them à la Zinsser.

"Writing to Learn"

bc thinks the successor to Strunk and White

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Zinsser

http://www.harpercollins.com/browseinside/index.aspx?isbn13=9780062720405

On 2010, Dec 15, , at 13:56, William Robertson wrote:

> I can't say I share that bleak assessment. Yes, science has a  
> diminished role in schools, but it's still there (though not  
> necessarily done effectively). In principle, I agree that science  
> should get less attention than reading and math. Someone who doesn't  
> understand a lick of science can be successful in life, but someone  
> with nonexistent math and language skills is relegated to the lower  
> rung of society. Of course, in reality way too many students graduate  
> with inadequate math and language skills despite the time spent on them!
>
> Bill