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Smarten Up About Our Education System Why Is It That Usually The Most Creative And Innovative Entrepreneurs And Inventors Are Those Who Didn't Do Too Well In School? Because They Knew Memorizing ``easily Looked Up Information'' Was A Boring, Useless~ Waste Of Time And Was Devoid Of Common Sense. Then Again, Without Memorization Of Drivel, How Else Could Our Children Be Locked Up In A School For 12 Years To Learn The Things Of Value Easily Taught In Four Years?

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January 21, 1997
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