[Winona Online Democracy] Dear Professor Schlid and Winona Online Democracy Folks, A few replies from the newly dubbed, "Voegeli the Illiterate." 1. Different Degrees of Ignorance: Yes, to be unclear on when to use a colon or semi colon is a kind of ignorance. To equate that kind of ignorance with the level of ignorance that leads people to lynch, kill, and persecute others is ridiculous. 2. High Standards For Teachers: I did make grammar errors in my e-mail messages. I apologize for that. I am a teacher and a public servant, I agree I should be held to higher standards. My only sad excuses are that my lowly version of Eudora Light does not have a spell checker and that I type A LOT of messages during any given day so I sometimes misspell a word here and there. (I won't make the obvious detour into our new President's syntax.) I thought e-mail land was a little bit more forgiving in that respect. 3. Price of Tea In China: In addition to terrible grammar, I also occasionally stutter (childhood speech defect), I have big ears, a crooked tooth, and these funny little hairs that are starting to grow on the end of just one of my ears. I thought I should mention these terribly relevant points in case someone else wants to respond to any historical, philosophical, or literary point I might make in the future. After all, I understand those issue are much more important than replying to the validity of an assertion or historical citation. 4. Public Discourse Skills: We should have high grammar expectations of high school teachers. I agree. Shouldn't we also have high expectations for our college professors? What is the best way to get back to the really important issues? Dwayne Voegeli ********************************************************** Dwayne and Denine Voegeli Dwayne: Social Studies Teacher Winona Senior High School 901 W. Gilmore Ave. Winona, MN 55987 USA Denine: Middle and High School Science Teacher in Plainview, MN Home Voice Mail: (507) 453-9012 School telephone number: (507) 454-9509 E-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Personal Web Page: http://www.jarviscomputer.com/voegeli High School Web Site: http://wshs.luminet.net/ A Web Site About the City of Winona: http://winonanet.com/home.html "Education is not preparation for life, education is life itself." -- John Dewey *********************************************************** ---------------- This message was posted to the Winona Online Democracy Project. Please visit http://onlinedemocracy.winona.org to subscribe or unsubscribe. Please sign all messages posted to this list with your actual name. Posting of commercial solicitations is not allowed on this list. Report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
