The following is a collection of essays and aphorisms on a variety of subjects that I have written over the years. This is a work in progress, a living document, continually updated; sometimes daily, sometimes weekly. I am a voracious reader and ama...
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This short paragraph is taken "from typical New York State Regents examinations in English Four Years that are given to candidates for the high-school diploma." [Reference "Faster Reading Self-Taught" by Harry Shefter, circa 1966]
Could you imagine this being being taught in today's schools? People would argue that we are more advanced today, more intelligent, and that our educational system has progressed. I think in certain respects we have, but looking at the overall picture it just feels, at least to me, that our society lacks the intellectual wherewithal of yesteryear.
