I didn't take part in the conversation Frank alludes to, nor do I want details about it, but I just want to say that it pisses me off that it has become politically correct to disparage folks who have done well for themselves and gone to good schools. I myself went to a state supported "cow college" (Kansas State University), so nobody can accuse me of being part of the "elite". I don't begrudge people getting the best education they can get, even if I had neither the financial resources nor the grades to get into such schools. A degree from a top-tier institution does not automatically confer "authority", but it certainly doesn't weaken ones credentials either. I suspect there is indeed a high degree of correlation between academic prowess of an institution and the expertise of its alumni.
On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 12:43 PM, Frank Wimberly <[email protected]> wrote: > As many of you are aware, during a discussion of the beverage tax I > mentioned that my wife studied at the Harvard Graduate School of Education > which stimulated a small discussion of argument by authority. During an > in-person discussion at coffee there was a similar dynamic. I always > wondered why my wife never told people she went there. When I met her she > said she went to college "in Boston". Now I understand better. When I tell > people that I went to Berkeley the most common reaction is, "Were you there > during the Free Speech Movement?". Harvard seems to be different. When my > wife saw "The Social Network" the parts about the clubs and going to > Newport during the weekend made her feel ill. Friends, lots of perfectly > nice, normal people go to Harvard. Relax. > > Frank Wimberly > Phone (505) 670-9918 > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >
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