Sawmills-Article in New York Times

[Frank_Pender]

SDorry, Phil, on the credit.  Like out here in most of our Oregon Sawmills you will recieve a D grade for the length of your essy.  You see out mills canot handle over sized logs, either.  We get much less ofor the large logs , as the mills are unable to handle them due to the equipment they now have to handle such mateial.  So, shorter essays, and smaller logs go hand in "dogs" riding the carrage of life.  

When I was teaching, any writing assignment that did not meet the length requirement of at least a half page,( hand written) was handed back with the option of a rewrite  or no credit.  Guess what many of the students chose. Thirty four years ago they chose to rewrite.  Five years ago they chose to not rewrite the assignment.

[fencerowphil (Phil L.)]

Aw, shucks!         :'(

(That's one more post!)         ;D

Phil L.