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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 440555" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>Glad to discover another P. D. James fan - and to know that she transfers across the Atlantic. I was ill once for a long period and got into reading her; was so impressed by the skill of her writing that I wrote to tell her and she kindly replied, saying that writing was a solitary business and it was good to know that people appreciated it... I am currently reading a book called "All Must Have Prizes" by a British journalist, Melanie Phillips. It;s an indictment of the liberal trends in education that have led to children not being taught facts or given information (or taught to read conventionally) but rather to "discover" for themselves. This has allegedly led to students leaving school unable to read or write properly or construct rational thought in any way... Only reason I'm reading it is because it was part of a job lot I bought from an Australian lady flogging off some books in a French street market. I wouldn't have agreed with the basic thesis before I started but actually it's rather thought-provoking. There's a grain of truth in it at least.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 440555, member: 11227"] Glad to discover another P. D. James fan - and to know that she transfers across the Atlantic. I was ill once for a long period and got into reading her; was so impressed by the skill of her writing that I wrote to tell her and she kindly replied, saying that writing was a solitary business and it was good to know that people appreciated it... I am currently reading a book called "All Must Have Prizes" by a British journalist, Melanie Phillips. It;s an indictment of the liberal trends in education that have led to children not being taught facts or given information (or taught to read conventionally) but rather to "discover" for themselves. This has allegedly led to students leaving school unable to read or write properly or construct rational thought in any way... Only reason I'm reading it is because it was part of a job lot I bought from an Australian lady flogging off some books in a French street market. I wouldn't have agreed with the basic thesis before I started but actually it's rather thought-provoking. There's a grain of truth in it at least. [/QUOTE]
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