GC-ETCHISON, MICHAEL wrote: > > The activist/ideologue mind at work: > > "If it isn't phony, I need to know that too because I don't want to say > things in my class that can be proven wrong later." -- Meeropol > > Not "If it isn't phony, I need to know that too because I don't want to > say things in my class that aren't true." > > Certainly not, "If it isn't phony, I need to know that too because I > don't want to be wrong." > > Michael Etchison[opinions mine, not the PUCT's] > For the record I never want to say things in class that are wrong. However, it's not always possible to say things in class you're sure of. Lots of time people believe things; they "hear" things, etc. -- surprise, even smart honest knowledgeable people say things that are wrong. President Gerald Ford said on national TV that there was no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. Confronted by questions from students I often will say: "I think the following --- ... --- I'll try to find the exact facts for you." Sometimes, surprise surprise, I say something, then go check it , and turn out to have made a mistake. There is nothing wrong with making honest mistakes. My question was a way of guarding against an honest mistake. I see no contradiction between what I wrote and Etchison's alternatives which he believes CONTRADICTS what I wrote. He's entitled to his opinion ... -- Mike Meeropol Economics Department Cultures Past and Present Program Western New England College Springfield, Massachusetts "Don't blame us, we voted for George McGovern!" Unrepentent Leftist!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] [if at bitnet node: in%"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" but that's fading fast!]
