I'm not joking. The death of learning in our "educational" institutions
is - I believe - one of the most important features of the cultural revo-
lution we're living through. And that gives a special importance to the
activities of groups like this one: something, somewhere, has to replace
what schools used to do... .
Regards
On Thu, 9 Feb 1995, Stever Robbins wrote in LO53 (mis-labeled as LO16):
> ...
> You obviously don't work at one, if you still have room to suspect
> that academia might engage in learning. I'm absolutely astounded at
> the total lack of learning that happens in academia. Coming from
> industry, I've found academia far more resistant to new ideas than
> companies whose livelihood actually depends on results.
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