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<< I agree with your sentiment but >>

I was out watering the yard when I realized my knowledge and experience had
been characterized as my "sentiment."

When I say a child can learn to read and can ONLY learn to read when she's
ready, herself, to read, that is not a sentiment. Maybe the word is used
differently in the U.K. than here, but if the intent was to belittle my input as
just a feel-good, temporary combination of words all made of hopeful emotion and
no real-world knowledge, then it was an insult (and probably not intended to
have been).

Sandra

Chris Swift

Sandra

I didn't mean 'sentiment' to be in any way detrimental, just to say that at
an
emotional level I have sympathy with that point of view.

chris

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From: <SandraDodd@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 3:18 PM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] "sentiments" (was Books, Reading and Awards)


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> << I agree with your sentiment but >>
>
> I was out watering the yard when I realized my knowledge and experience
had
> been characterized as my "sentiment."
>
> When I say a child can learn to read and can ONLY learn to read when she's
> ready, herself, to read, that is not a sentiment. Maybe the word is used
> differently in the U.K. than here, but if the intent was to belittle my
input as
> just a feel-good, temporary combination of words all made of hopeful
emotion and
> no real-world knowledge, then it was an insult (and probably not intended
to
> have been).
>
> Sandra

----- Original Message -----
From: <SandraDodd@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 3:18 PM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] "sentiments" (was Books, Reading and Awards)


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> << I agree with your sentiment but >>
>
> I was out watering the yard when I realized my knowledge and experience
had
> been characterized as my "sentiment."
>
> When I say a child can learn to read and can ONLY learn to read when she's
> ready, herself, to read, that is not a sentiment. Maybe the word is used
> differently in the U.K. than here, but if the intent was to belittle my
input as
> just a feel-good, temporary combination of words all made of hopeful
emotion and
> no real-world knowledge, then it was an insult (and probably not intended
to
> have been).
>
> Sandra
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