[Ducati] what's in a word (very NDC...Kevin's on a jag)

[Bruce Bellm]

* The "botched government educational system" (at least here in CT) is a
product of funding education at the local level. That is to say, local
property taxes are used to fund the local system and some towns are richer
than others. Thus an education in my town is excellent and an education in
the neighboring city of Willimantic is mediocre at best. So, the affluent,
and those who care about education, gravitate to the better school systems
thus insuring continued interest in and excellence for education. The poor
stay elsewhere.

* If Hayden (or any public figure for that matter) spoke more eloquently
he/she might be a better role model for our youth. Not everyone gets to have
the talent of Valentino or Michael Jordan. So, valuing education might be a
good thing.

* Ditto with one addition. The way a woman moves in the world tells me a
lot. A  woman becomes more or less beautiful when I know how she walks,
talks, feels and thinks.

* Having turned 60 last June I've noticed over the years that heart and
intelligence are not mutually exclusive.

And, one last point: No one owns the "truth." Those that think they do have
neither heart nor intelligence.

bruce19

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Ross" <moaug at msn.com>
To: "Net List" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Ducati] what's in a word (very NDC...Kevin's on a jag)


Off the top...what comes to mind just now...

- The botched government educational system in the USA.
- How would it positively impact your life if Nicky Hayden used "higher
level" words?
- I've always been attracted to, and associated with,
intelligent/smart/bright/clever women.
- I'll be 61 in a few weeks...in the past several years, I have noticed that
I find far more comfort when I'm around those who have a developed heart
than those who hang out in mental content. ;)

DR




----- Original Message -----
From: kevink38 at comcast.net
Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 9:49 PM
To: ducati at ducati.net
Subject: [Ducati] what's in a word (very NDC...Kevin's on a jag)

I took some time to listen to Nicky's and Valentino's after race speeches
The highest level word that Nicky used was either "dedicated" or
"fortunate,"both of which are somewhere around a 5th or 6th grade level
vocabulary. Valentino's highest word was "polemic," which probably comes in
somewhere around 11th or 12th grade.
Now, this is not a commentary on Nicky's relative intelligence or wisdom or
greatness as a rider. It's a commentary on how we, the richest and most
powerful country in the world, can't manage to educate our children past a
5th grade vocabulary (think this doesn't affect their ability to reason and
analyze? think again!). "We speak plain," is substituted for "we're
semi-literate."
There's a lot more to it than this. Rossi and Hayden are different people,
with different backgrounds and opportunities. So, I present another piece of
evidence. My friend had an intelligent and informed conversation in Paris a
few months ago, with an 11 year old, about the United States governmentl.
How many 11 year olds in the United States could carry on any sort of
conversation about the government of any other country in the world?
I like Nicky, and I love to listen to various U.S. accents, which are often
confused for illiteracy or stupidity (among my favorite accents are Florida
and Baltimore), but I wish someone in his childhood had placed a little more
value on education.
EOR (end of rant)
--
Kevin Kachadourian
96 900 SP
85 650 Alazzurra (old dog still bites)

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