I was educated under the British system in my early youth and writing full
sentences and elaborating on ideas were compulsory.One was judged by the
depth nature of one's thinking.Students were also ranked in the subjects
they took and the GCE exams were sent to England to be graded.It is
interesting to note that V S Naipaul(born in Guyana)the writer, has been
ranked as one of the best writers of the English language and Derek Walcott
( my neighbor in St.Lucia) got a Nobel prize for literature.
When I came to the U.S I was surprized by all those multiple choice
questions and the "sound bites" paradigm.
And as a reminder "when everyone is thinking alike,nobody is thinking".
Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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