> This is a paper I wrote from my Education class. Thought it might be of intrest. The quote at front is from a song, but I can't remember the title or the preformer. It is about education, and how certain teachers and school systems can kill a students creativity.
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> I got an 'A' BTW.

I must say, I am not surprised at your A on this paper. It is very well thought out and written. I had gotten the impression that you were like the many people I know who do not have the background necessary to use good spelling or grammar, although now I see that it is more of a problem I used to have (and sometimes still do) where speed takes precedence over correctness. I find myself even now posting messages where my spelling is usually correct, but my grammar leaves something to be desired. Usually this is because it is quick and easy to correct my spelling, but grammar takes time... I often spew my thoughts forth into the box so quickly that they do not come out as properly formatted sentences, and I do not wish to go back and re-write my posts to correct this. One thing I wish to comment on regarding your essay is this: My roommate, who is in his final year of a Philosophy major with an English minor, has often told me that parentheses are an unnecessary piece of punctuation in a properly written work. Instead, he suggests that commas should be used to separate a parenthtical clause from the rest of the sentence, and if this would result in a grammatically incorrect sentence, then the sentence should be re-written. I was wondering, have you (or any other forum reader) heard of this? And yes, I know that I have used parentheses twice already in this post (three times now), but I do not wish to go back and make this correction, because this post is not intended to be a formal work of literature. Mainly I am wondering if this anti-parenthetical bias is a localized thing, or a snooty thing, or a hard and fast rule of the English language. Any response would be welcomed.

Don "The 'Curious' Monkeyman" Jackson