tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post5037761710175388397..comments2024-03-28T15:17:18.477-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: Jacques Barzun on gadgets and educationMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-51469251421468419932012-06-01T09:17:03.890-05:002012-06-01T09:17:03.890-05:00DN3, yes, that’s a nice distinction. Barzun’s pron...DN3, yes, that’s a nice distinction. Barzun’s pronouncements on the present day leave me cold (reminding me of an old professor of mine, telling me at a party, “Read <i>The Decline of the West</i>! Read <i>The Decline of the West</i>!” But when Barzun writes about education, I find him persuasive.<br /><br />Bill, I know a number of people who could’ve written the first four paragraphs of <a href="http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2012/05/tale-of-two-nations-and-their-future.html" rel="nofollow">that post</a>. Sad to say, the story they tell is common. And I agree: raising salaries to attract stronger candidates would do much to change things.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-76704530283766328322012-06-01T01:04:08.752-05:002012-06-01T01:04:08.752-05:00Have you read today's Rude Pundit?
http://rud...Have you read today's Rude Pundit?<br /><br />http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590217997145761582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-87828456469135772832012-05-31T20:51:22.233-05:002012-05-31T20:51:22.233-05:00Love this, especially his distinction between repl...Love this, especially his distinction between replace and displace.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.com