BillW wrote:
>    Despite all the other factors being talked about both here and in the
>    US at large, as someone who spent several years as a teacher [oh lord,
>    why did I ever quit? it was so much easier than real work! :)]
>
>You weren't doing it right, then.  (depending somewhat on your definition of
>"real work".


I was just kidding - making it sound like teaching is so easy, any ole
engineer could do it!
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 There ARE jobs that don't consume nearly all of your waking
>hours and parts of your dreams at night, right?  Real 8-5 jobs without
>"homework"?  That pay enough to support a reasonable lifestyle in
>non-extravagant parts of the country?  Lots of people have them?  Things
>like accountants and salesmen and generic business administration, perhaps?)
>

........ working at Cisco.
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>
>    I still think the larger part of the problem is "attitude"...
>
>Unless you can explain the origin of the "attitude" problem, you're stuck
>with comic-book thinking ("yea, Dr Doom is just an EVIL supercriminal!")
>Perhaps it's all this equality and opportunity stuff.
..........


I think I already explained it, however, I went to the web and
found some stats:

http://www.uwiretoday.com/topnews120100003.html
http://www.floratec.com/new_world_order/minority_population.htm

This year, "asian" students made up 43.6% of the freshman enrollment
at Berkeley, while "white" students made up 30%. However, asians make
up only 12% [I had thought 7%] of california's population, while
whites make up 49.8%.

You live in CA down the road from Berkeley [I presume], Mr. Bill,
so maybe you can explain the disparity in student enrollments,
if not "attitudes".

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