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[Kristina Anderson]

David, I have to say, I do plan on returning to school at one point for 
my Ph.D...but it won't be in CS or any "vocational" field.   I have 
several things in mind but they're all extremely impractical. :)

The only "vocational" type of education I can see myself getting is a 
law degree if I ever, in the years I have left, do decide to pursue 
that...but we'll see how this programming thing pans out!

Also -- re our classes:  We had geometry and algebra and chemistry and 
bio --  but the calculus and physics were "for the boys". LOL!
I guess they were very afraid we'd start burning our bras and building 
nuclear weapons in our kitchens??

--Kristina


> Kristina Anderson wrote:
> > Ajai -- in order to choose a math or science type of major at the 
> > university, students were required to have taken Physics in HS.  So 
> > refusing me permission to do the senior year Physics course in HS 
> > effectively left me out of that option.
> > 
> > Bearing in mind this was 30 years ago and I do HOPE things have 
changed.
> 
> Yes, they did. But this was common in Germany, too,  when my parents 
went to 
> school. My aunt was lucky, she went to school right after the war and 
there 
> was a teacher shortage. They just didn't have the staff to teach 
different 
> classes. This is why she had geometry and algebra with the boys, 
something she 
> really appreciated when she later worked as a taylor. She once had to 
make 
> triangular and octogonal pillow covers. Among her staff she was the 
only one 
> who could figure out how to place the pieces on the cloth to lessen 
waste.
> When I went to high school we had all classes together, including PE. 
That was 
> normal for us. We also had two years of "textile sculpturing" 
(couldn't find a 
> better translation). It was like art class, but with textiles only. 
This is 
> where I learned how to sow on buttons and make neat seams. Came in 
handy a few 
> days ago when my son squeezed his teddy a bit too much and the back 
popped 
> open. He was happy that I could do emergency surgery on his teddy. :)
> Broad education is great....in high school!
> 
> David
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