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Stop the World, I Want to Get Off…

Posted on September 19, 2021 by midiguru

The story was behind a paywall, so I didn’t read it, but the headline got me thinking. Apparently a professor in the music department at some university in England has resigned in protest at the retooling of the music curriculum … Continue reading →

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More About Learning More

Posted on September 25, 2015 by midiguru

I dropped out of college in the Sixties. Long story, and not likely to interest anybody, outside of a small circle of friends. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about returning to college to finally get a degree or two. … Continue reading →

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Little Boxes

Posted on August 15, 2015 by midiguru

Q: Why aren’t kids taught how to make their own music? A: Because adults don’t know how to teach them. Most adults don’t make their own music, and they don’t think making your own music is important. Of the few … Continue reading →

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Call Me a Snob If You Like, but…

Posted on June 13, 2015 by midiguru

Should I return to college as an English major? Maybe not. Yesterday I took a look at the courses English majors are required to take at UC Berkeley. Reading lists are provided with the course listings. One of the courses … Continue reading →

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Those Who Can’t (or Don’t) Teach

Posted on June 12, 2015 by midiguru

As a retired single guy who dropped out of college in 1969, I have a recurring fantasy of going back to get a degree or two. Not strictly for my own satisfaction or to fill the idle hours (though those … Continue reading →

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The Quest for Knowledge

Posted on May 21, 2015 by midiguru

Nibbled at by some persistent demon, it has occurred to me that I really would like to go back to college and get my B.A. Possibly a Master’s as well. At the tender age of 66. I live less than … Continue reading →

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Religion in the Schools

Posted on September 2, 2010 by midiguru

It occurred to me, after I clicked the Publish button on “Lurching & Staggering” this morning, that my point about conservatives preferring ignorance while liberals prefer education was open to counter-attack from a certain species of misguided person. They might … Continue reading →

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Angels Dancing

Posted on July 25, 2010 by midiguru

Medieval theologians, or so I’ve heard, engaged in vigorous debate on such subjects as how many angels could dance on the head of a pin. This sort of thing is what happens when humans develop an elaborate intellectual discipline that … Continue reading →

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Idiots Who Vote

Posted on September 12, 2009 by midiguru

The practice of using literacy tests to qualify (or, more likely, disqualify) voters got a very bad name in the United States during the years (roughly from the 1870s through the 1960s) when such tests were used to deny the … Continue reading →

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Inform 7: Not Just Kid Stuff

Posted on March 28, 2009 by midiguru

My first three-month adventure teaching interactive fiction to kids has come to an end, and a new class is scheduled to start next week. It’s tricky to generalize on the basis of one group of eight students; maybe these kids … Continue reading →

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