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Originally Posted by Kobi
LMAO. Someday we might see eye to eye on something.
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Actually, if I had to assign a percentage, I'd say we agree about 80% of the time.
That's pretty high, don't you think?
It's much more interesting when there's a little friction, a little spark, than constantly getting nods of approval, which never makes me articulate something and think deeper.
And I love responsible argument. Back in the day, I taught Logic & Rhetoric to college freshmen. I even tried to get work as a tutor to people trying to get their kids into tough schools and posted a flyer that said, "
Your teenager knows how to argue. But can she write an argumentative essay?"
I thought I was really going to rake it in, charge those rich kids' parents through the nose for my services.
Didn't get a single call.
But I did love being in a classroom. I taught a semester at GWU, the semester of 9/11, and I have never seen more impassioned political writing than what those kids cranked out. I also found that the more I protected the conservative students who were getting bashed in class, the more liberal they became. I didn't intervene a lot except to keep it fair. As much as I could, and they started to sound like me, asking each other, What's your evidence? Then discussing if it's valid evidence.
I just had an awful fight with my sister today. A fight about something in the news. She adores a prison warden renown in his state for making the prisoners sleep in tents, not providing air conditioning in 128 degree heat, not allowing exercise, or GED classes. I was stunned that he was her "hero." It broke my heart.
I tried to write to her about it, and it enraged her. I kept looking at my tactics, thinking I had been even, I had been fair, but I just kept pissing her off more. I was stunned she wasn't more like the people on here. At least we try to be respectful in our disagreements and are careful to back up our claims. I was sad that I couldn't have with her, what I have on here. I'm still sad. I wish I hadn't challenged her.
Oh well. Back to breaking news.