::shrug:: I was taking issue with your use of the word "incapable." Ability is not an issue. I just think that schools are essentially very bad custodial care.
You're too busy worrying about "fundies" to see that issue, but I can live without your endorsement of this opinion. You may decide you agree if you ever have children. Or not. Your choice. In fact, it's time I pullled out my own stock response to rude remarks about homeschooling; "It has worked well for us. Your mileage may vary." In other words, whatever. Dana On 11/16/07, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I do wonderful with grey. In fact, since I'm color blind, I deal mostly in > greys! > > Here is what you said: > "and you're an example of that success are you? It's not a matter of > "inability to succeed" my friend. Were you a second-year computer > science major with a 4.0 and a couple dozen art shows in your > portfolio when you were 17?" > > Your first sentence clearly challenges whether I am a success or not. Then > you go on to point out a couple of benchmarks that apparently define your > idea of a "success". > > Am I just misreading your post? Why else would you ask whether I was a CS > major with a 4.0 or an art aficionado at 17??? > > On Nov 15, 2007 7:59 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ::shrug:: you don't seem to do real well with shades of grey, since > > you ask. Either you're a success or you're a failure, you seem to > > think. Either you're sitting behind a desk in a classroom, or you're > > incapable of "overcoming." I am stil in awe of that worldview -- I > > never considered that an education might be something you overcome, > > lol. > > > > On Nov 15, 2007 6:11 AM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 14, 2007 2:20 PM, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > and you're an example of that success are you? It's not a matter of > > > > "inability to succeed" my friend. Were you a second-year computer > > > > science major with a 4.0 and a couple dozen art shows in your > > > > portfolio when you were 17? > > > > > > > > > I don't know...am I a success? What is the opposite of success....let's > > > see...oh yeah, a FAILURE. > > > > > > Am I just another failed product of a failed system, Dana, because I > > don't > > > fit YOUR elevated definition of "success"? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ::cough:: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please feel free to tell me anything you could claim to be world > > > > champion of at age 15. (quiet, Scott <g> ) > > > > > > > > > Nothing. OH NO! I really AM a failure!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We just don't think "success" is about going to school so we can learn > > > > to label people with names like "fundie" and oh "hillbilly" and > > > > "Mexican." > > > > > > > > Makes me wonder what was in your blotter, frankly. > > > > > > > > > I got no idea what a "blotter" is, but this whole post reeks of elitist > > > bullshit. This really how you feel? > > > > > > Your use of the royal "we" is perfect. There's you and your world > > champion > > > kids, the successes...then there's everyone else? > > > > > > -- > > > And all this could be > > > Just a dream so it seems > > > I was never much good at goodbye > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion 8 - Build next generation apps today, with easy PDF and Ajax features - download now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:246565 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
