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This is not necessarily agreed upon. Of course I can take it a step farther and ask for the definition of general education. - My... -
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Who disagree with the idea that half the purpose of a college education is to get a general education? Why do all universities mandate... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.Agreed, and to me a lot of this is based on the question/assumption of what the point is of high school or college education. To me... -
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The whole thing is quite undefined. Does it matter at all? My opinion on this has been stated. If it does matter, then is it right to... -
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We more or less agree, but like DaveC426913 suggested, grammar should be mastered in the primary/secondary educational program. I had a... -
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Correct. I mastered it by high school. Then why did they get accepted? That's a rhetorical question. My point being that if theyre not... -
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Isn't that what grade school is for? Why waste time in uni on the basics? Isn't that what application interviews and entrance exams are... -
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I've recommended graduate students take a course in technical writing after reviewing theses or dissertations. I even sent a... -
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I love the enthusiasm, but as others have mentioned, a space shot is not an easy task. Trying to jump straight into that is recipe for... -
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And yet still no punctuation nor capitalization of the second sentence. -
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Wright's tutorial pages list issues with tired light. https://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/tiredlit.htm It's good to keep those in mind as... -
russ_watters replied to the thread Physics How to close the gap: From Independent Research to Academic Discourse."Publish" or "submit for publication"? -
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I want to emphasize this. IMO, this is the big problem with the OP's efforts. They are deliberately disconnecting their work from the...