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Deep Truths
You are touching on some very deep truths here, particularly the relationship between the school environment and corporate America. The parallels between the two are downright scary. I have been wanting to post on this subject for a long time, but your comment has provided extra motivation. "Perhaps a lot of it is just finding a way to kill time during the allotted class period" Is this one of the most valuable skills that students learn in school? Sometimes I can't help but wonder if it is.