Re: adjusting marks; W. Edwards Deming

[Donald F. Burrill]

On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, dennis roberts wrote:

> this shows how naive deming really was ...
> who says learning "should" be a joy? 

        I do, inter alios.

> learning is WORK ... and, work is hard. 

        Sure it is.  _Real_ work is also fun.

> now, some kids really relish the task and challenges ... but many 
> others do not ... should we blame THEM?

 What utility has "blame" in this discussion?  None, I should think.
                                                                -- Don.
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