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Do you have a unique or "classic" book?

Started Jul 12, 2019 | Discussions thread
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Re: Funny thing.....
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JaKing wrote:

tedolf wrote:

JaKing wrote:

Siegfried, while I don't have your specific book, I have several shelves that include most of the others mentioned so far. All of Ansel Adams technical writings and several of his photography books. Quite a few of the 1950s era - e.g. Focal Encyclopedia of Photography, the Leica manual, etc.

Much of mankind's knowledge is 'locked up' in books - reading is the 'key'.

Funny thing is, when you suggest that someone read a book, even a specific book, you are branded as being "elitist" and "not helpful", especially in the Beginner's Forum.

Tedolph

Same thing is happening in our schools here. The education union considers the expectation that teachers can read, write, spell and do arithmetic to be a harsh imposition. Teachers who cannot spell see nothing wrong when a child cannot spell.

They have just discovered here that 35% of middle school pupils are "functionally illiterate".

My wife took early retirement from teaching as being rigorous was at odds with what the parents and school governance expected from the staff. High marks regardless of ability are what parents want and unfortunately the authorities are eager to please.

Don't start me on journalists! They appear to want total freedom to write whatever they like (often badly) , with no attached responsibility or liability at law ...

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