Back in MY day, boys took shop in Jr. High (and girls took Home Ec). By the time I was in high school, the only boys in shop classes were the Vocational Ed students.
Typing was recommended for college prep students of both genders, in order to become proficient at typing term papers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Banker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 4:58 PM Subject: RE: [U2] blank lines in code / mixed case >I was not trying to offend anyone with that remark but back in the day > typing was something that girls took and boys took shop. It was a fact > not an accusation. Although I think it would have been a great asset for > me today at the time it was hard enough trying to get through all of the > social pressures without creating an additional one of my own making. > Social norms change and today both genders do and should learn how to > type because most of the kids will go into office jobs. Back then most > men were likely to end up tightening a nut and bolt. > > Jerry Banker > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Eric Armstrong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 3:15 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [U2] blank lines in code / mixed case >> >> Along with Robert I also took Typing (along with football, tennis, >> soccer) >> in High School and am glad I did. >> >> Eric >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robert Houben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 10:24 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [U2] blank lines in code / mixed case >> >> >> BTW, to the comment about straight guys not taking typing: I know > that >> they >> didn't usually, but when I was in high school back in the plasticine >> epoch >> (right after the Pleistocene epoch), a bunch of my friends and I took >> typing >> because we thought it would be an easy course (and there were girls in >> it!) >> Given my career, it was one of the most useful courses I took in High >> School >> - one of the few, in fact, where I can say that I still clearly reap >> the >> benefits of it every day! >> ------- >> u2-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ >> >> >> >> >> >> LOBEL FINANCIAL PRIVACY NOTICE: >> This communication may contain confidential company information that > is >> protected by federal law. Federal regulations prohibit the disclosure >> (or re-disclosure) of confidential information without the written >> consent of the person(s) to whom it pertains. Additionally, the views >> or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and >> do not necessarily represent those of the company. >> ------- >> u2-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
