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Re: Meta-literacy (was Re: a word-processor for UNIX)

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From: Earl H. Kinmonth
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 1989 16:19
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>Isn't that one of the reasons that people go to high school for: to
>become at least moderately literate. I wouldn't have any objection to
>amateur layout, if layout were as widely taught as composing text.

I don't know why people go to high school.  As a university teacher, I
can tell you want is not done in high school: teach basic literacy.
Allegedly the University of California takes the top 12.5 percent of
California high school graduates.  In my experience, one-third of these
are utterly incapable of making coherent written statements on any
subject.  If the top 12.5 percent is that bad, what is the other 87.5
percent like!
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From: cck@deneb.ucdavis.edu (Earl H. Kinmonth)
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Subject: Re: Meta-literacy (was Re: a word-processor for UNIX)
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