Comments on: Smarter Than A Fifth-Grader http://simpsonsparadox.com/2008/03/smarter-than-a-fifth-grader.html Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:17:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Anonymous http://simpsonsparadox.com/2008/03/smarter-than-a-fifth-grader.html/comment-page-1#comment-1185 Anonymous Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:15:00 +0000 http://simpsonsparadox.com/?p=874#comment-1185 America is the richest and the most powerful country in the world. "If you are smart, why aren't you rich?" America is the richest and the most powerful country in the world. “If you are smart, why aren’t you rich?”

]]> By: Meg http://simpsonsparadox.com/2008/03/smarter-than-a-fifth-grader.html/comment-page-1#comment-1182 Meg Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:14:00 +0000 http://simpsonsparadox.com/?p=874#comment-1182 by the way, Hugo boss, what have you got against comics? They've got words and everything! by the way, Hugo boss, what have you got against comics? They’ve got words and everything!

]]> By: Meg http://simpsonsparadox.com/2008/03/smarter-than-a-fifth-grader.html/comment-page-1#comment-1181 Meg Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:52:00 +0000 http://simpsonsparadox.com/?p=874#comment-1181 ??? -- Sadly, it's not having books that's the issue, it's the opening and looking inside.<br/><br/>I actually agree with the majority of what she is saying. But it seems like she's only reaching people who read academic books, which is either preaching to the choir of educated pleasure-readers OR cliquish backslapping, using the academic argument to prove "we're smart, they're not". I can't condemn making fun of dumb people (for proof, see previous years of blog entries) but it seems that readers of the book will respond with agreement but not surprsie, while non-readers will see it as elitist whining and go back to American Idol. ??? — Sadly, it’s not having books that’s the issue, it’s the opening and looking inside.

I actually agree with the majority of what she is saying. But it seems like she’s only reaching people who read academic books, which is either preaching to the choir of educated pleasure-readers OR cliquish backslapping, using the academic argument to prove “we’re smart, they’re not”. I can’t condemn making fun of dumb people (for proof, see previous years of blog entries) but it seems that readers of the book will respond with agreement but not surprsie, while non-readers will see it as elitist whining and go back to American Idol.

]]> By: threegee http://simpsonsparadox.com/2008/03/smarter-than-a-fifth-grader.html/comment-page-1#comment-1176 threegee Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:58:00 +0000 http://simpsonsparadox.com/?p=874#comment-1176 I say, no more uniforms for decisions! From now on, decisions get to choose their own clothes, like the rest of us.<br/><br/>Silly rabbit, books are for kids. I say, no more uniforms for decisions! From now on, decisions get to choose their own clothes, like the rest of us.

Silly rabbit, books are for kids.

]]> By: Hugo http://simpsonsparadox.com/2008/03/smarter-than-a-fifth-grader.html/comment-page-1#comment-1175 Hugo Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:26:00 +0000 http://simpsonsparadox.com/?p=874#comment-1175 ok... i ment to say and now its no longer funny but "only if manga counts" sorry ok… i ment to say and now its no longer funny but “only if manga counts” sorry

]]> By: Hugo http://simpsonsparadox.com/2008/03/smarter-than-a-fifth-grader.html/comment-page-1#comment-1174 Hugo Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:16:00 +0000 http://simpsonsparadox.com/?p=874#comment-1174 yes but only is Manga counts yes but only is Manga counts

]]> By: ??? http://simpsonsparadox.com/2008/03/smarter-than-a-fifth-grader.html/comment-page-1#comment-1173 ??? Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:10:00 +0000 http://simpsonsparadox.com/?p=874#comment-1173 . . . do they have books in America :-) . . . do they have books in America :-)

]]> By: Hugo http://simpsonsparadox.com/2008/03/smarter-than-a-fifth-grader.html/comment-page-1#comment-1172 Hugo Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:41:00 +0000 http://simpsonsparadox.com/?p=874#comment-1172 I AGREE! you Rock! I AGREE! you Rock!

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