Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site vax1.fluke.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtx5d!hou5e!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!tron From: tron@fluke.UUCP (Peter Barbee) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: XSO IQ Message-ID: <1070@vax1.fluke.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 16:09:31 EDT Article-I.D.: vax1.1070 Posted: Tue Jul 2 16:09:31 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 09:10:59 EDT References: <1476@utah-gr.UUCP> <1560093@acf4.UUCP> Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 21 In article <1560093@acf4.UUCP> mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) writes: >>For further evidence of anti-intellectualism, consider teachers' pay scales >>as compared with, say, plumbers' or auto assembly line workers. > >Altho I agree with you about American "culture" having a streak of >anti-intellectualism in it, these are not necessarily evidence of that. >Plumbers pay scales may be higher because most people (except hackers :-) My bet is that all these pay scales depend on the political strength of the group being represented. Perhaps a comment could be made about why teacher's have little political clout, or desire to have political clout. I remember Jerry saying something about high intelligence being a "positive" trait, this seems to imply that low intelligence is a "negtive" trait. This attitude fuels whatever anti-intellectualism I already have. I like the idea that intelligence is a trait, period. I could get smarmy and go on about how all the different traits are necessary for an effecient society but you all probably get my point. Peter B