50 years ago this week, I learned the single most memorable lesson - TopicsExpress

50 years ago this week, I learned the single most memorable lesson in formal education. Christmas break assignment: bring all issues of your hometown paper back to Freshman English (very small private college in Iowa). 30 students, 20 states, 1 foreign country represented. Papers placed side by side for each day. The impact of the editorial decisions of what was front page, what the headlines said, etc. etc. forever leaves me skeptical. If your news channel is telling you what so and so said rather than running his speech, be a little wary. Spend more time with a network that you know is counter to your general prejudices. Amazing what you can learn. Oh, and find Jeff Daniels rant on whether USA is the best country in the world, (posted by Tarlan Bara dont have the link handy....

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