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Date Posted: Fri, 11/22/02 2:38pm
Author: skin
Subject: Re: College Visit
In reply to: Steve Russell 's message, "Re: College Visit" on Fri, 11/22/02 1:13pm

>Beg to differ. You were the one sneering. I was
>expressing frustration that I could not get Indian
>students to apply for academic goodies and your
>sneering response was that such goodies are irrelevant.

Not at all - I did not say that academic goodies were irrelevant - I Said that you and the high mucky-muck of academia had made themselves irrelevant - which is why YOU are frustrated. And fyi, I would love to see that change. It would make my job much easier. You are in a position to make changes from within and have the credentals that will get you in doors that are closed to many of us without a Ph. D - which I said in the post that you are talking about.
Agree or disagree is up to you - but I tell you that until the higher academicians listen to those on the firing line, our kids are going to suffer.

> If your point is that
>Indian students should not aspire to be players where
>the emphasis is on theory rather than practice, then I
>disagree.
>
Well, I guess you could have asked what my point was before you set up a straw man so you could look good knocking it down.

>I will not agree that the more abstract endeavors are
>beyond the capability of Indian students. If you are
>saying something different, I'm listening.
>
Another strawman bites the dust. Steve 2 Strawmen 0

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