Re: Education--kids were dumb back in 1961

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From: Kerr-MuddJohn
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 20:43

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On Sun, 22 Jul 2018 20:16:33 GMT, Ahem A Rivet's Shot
<ste...@eircom.net> wrote: 

> On Sun, 22 Jul 2018 15:24:10 -0400
> Peter Flass <peter...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Ahem A Rivet's Shot <ste...@eircom.net> wrote:
>> > On 21 Jul 2018 20:34:37 GMT
>> > ma...@mail.com wrote:
>> > 
>> >> There is that story about an ancient text that translates as 
>> >> "Young people have no respect for their elders any more."
>> > 
>> >      There are *many* such ancient texts, including a rant
>> > attributed to Aristotle, another to Socrates and a gem by Hesiod.
>> > 
>> 
>> I think some go back to Sumer and Old Kingdom Egypt.
> 
>      It wouldn't surprise me if the oldest such lament was heard in
>      some 
> cave not long after the concepts youth, elders, today and respect
> first made it into something that one day would become language.
> 

Caves? Looxury, we 'ad to make nests in't trees. And don't get me started 
about this newfangled "fire" malarky.

-- 
Bah, and indeed, Humbug.

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