Comments on: Two conversations I can’t imagine having with students, plus a bonus cold, hard fact http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/03/24/two-conversations-i-cant-imagine-having-with-students-plus-a-bonus-cold-hard-fact/ "A man needn't go far to find a subject, if he's ready with his salt-box."--Uncle Pumblechook Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:38:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Knitting Clio http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/03/24/two-conversations-i-cant-imagine-having-with-students-plus-a-bonus-cold-hard-fact/#comment-8772 Knitting Clio Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:11:50 +0000 http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/03/24/two-conversations-i-cant-imagine-having-with-students-plus-a-bonus-cold-hard-fact/#comment-8772 re: diction, I love the way students pronounce the city where our university is located - New Bri-uh. No wonder they can't spell it correctly. . . re: diction, I love the way students pronounce the city where our university is located - New Bri-uh. No wonder they can’t spell it correctly. . .

]]> By: Alex http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/03/24/two-conversations-i-cant-imagine-having-with-students-plus-a-bonus-cold-hard-fact/#comment-8654 Alex Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:50:43 +0000 http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/03/24/two-conversations-i-cant-imagine-having-with-students-plus-a-bonus-cold-hard-fact/#comment-8654 I was at least two-thirds of that freshman student: I loved the idea of the Turing test, and was familiar (though not explicitly) with ELIZA. Anachronism came later, but I could probably have given a fuzzy definition. I was at least two-thirds of that freshman student: I loved the idea of the Turing test, and was familiar (though not explicitly) with ELIZA. Anachronism came later, but I could probably have given a fuzzy definition.

]]> By: Tom http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/03/24/two-conversations-i-cant-imagine-having-with-students-plus-a-bonus-cold-hard-fact/#comment-8617 Tom Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:03:28 +0000 http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/03/24/two-conversations-i-cant-imagine-having-with-students-plus-a-bonus-cold-hard-fact/#comment-8617 What that college attendance figure means is that many of those 4th graders never graduate from high school. The graduation rate is allegedly 70%, but I don't really believe that. What that college attendance figure means is that many of those 4th graders never graduate from high school.

The graduation rate is allegedly 70%, but I don’t really believe that.

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