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Re: In older times
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"Dr. Aniekan Ebiefung" <[log in to unmask]>
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Dr. Aniekan Ebiefung
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Fri, 9 Dec 2005 10:06:38 -0500
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Curtis Gossett  wrote:

--Remember when  grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only 
had an 8th grade  education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have 
passed the 8th grade in  1895?

Most of us could have passed the 8th grade exam in 1895. These are some of 
the reasons.
    * We could have been taught as they were taught.
    * In general, SURVIVERS survive anywhere in space and time. In other 
words, majority of those who succeeded in 1895 will succeed today, and 
majority of those who succeed today would have succeeded in 1895.
There is a difference between ability and expectation.  Nobody rises to a 
lower expectation.

Aniekan Ebiefung.

Aniekan Ebiefung, Ph.D
U. C. Foundation Professor of Math
Web Site: http://www.utc.edu/Faculty/Aniekan-Ebiefung/ 

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