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BTW, now that I think of it, she was my Russian teacher as well as my English compostition teacher.  

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms." -Dostoevsky
by poemless on Sat May 2nd, 2009 at 04:46:46 PM EST
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If you liked Catholic School, you might find More's Utopia similar.  At least he opposed enclosure of the commons.  And by coining the word and founding the genre he blazed the trail for others.  Perhaps his most valuable contribution was the concept of imagining a different world that could be better according to some criterion.

"It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."
by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sat May 2nd, 2009 at 08:39:13 PM EST
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I actually really did like Catholic School, on the whole.  Even though I was an atheist even then.  I don't know if that says something about me, or something about public school in America.

I suppose the problem is that some people thrive in a highly structured, highly disciplined environment, and some do not.  And the point is, IMO, ensuring people can thrive.

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms." -Dostoevsky

by poemless on Mon May 4th, 2009 at 04:54:00 PM EST
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