On 20/09/2011 02:51 PM, Mike the Elder wrote:

> As for the classroom environment, I support the notion of cutting way back on
> creating artificial institutionally sponsored forums for separating students

> questions about the intrinsic value of their efforts and actions instead.  Life


> on competition to become an irrational preoccupation with stamping out

> meeting.

This teacher was clearly of the opinion that *all* competition is 
inherently a bad thing. Much like there are people who insist that 
violence is wrong, and would peacefully let somebody beat them to death 
rather than actually defend themselves.

Myself, I happen to agree with your sentiments on the matter...

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