"A Very Good School"
January 4, 2009 5:11 AM Subscribe
I am trying to locate a copy of a Charles Osgood column entitled "A very Good School". It is at least 15 years old and I have lost my original copy that was published in the local newspaper. Can you help?
Response by poster: I can tell you that it was part of "The Osgood FIles" written in poem form and is "tongue in cheek" - yet so true that it "stings" your conscience. I am almost 100% sure the title was "A Very Good School". I hope this information helps.
posted by pamspanda at 7:53 AM on January 4, 2009
posted by pamspanda at 7:53 AM on January 4, 2009
Response by poster: amtho - the basis of the poem is that 2 + 2 really does not have to equal 4 because telling a child that it is the wrong answer giving them a failing grade would hurt their "self-esteem" - you can bend the rules - or just look the other way and give passing grades and in this society you would still have "a very good school". (A terrible thought!!!!)
posted by pamspanda at 11:50 AM on January 4, 2009
posted by pamspanda at 11:50 AM on January 4, 2009
Best answer: Maybe your local paper ran it under the title "A Very Good School," but "Pretty Good" fits your description.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 12:39 PM on January 4, 2009
posted by Pater Aletheias at 12:39 PM on January 4, 2009
Response by poster: Thank you, Pater Aletheias - this is the poem!!!!!
posted by pamspanda at 1:22 PM on January 4, 2009
posted by pamspanda at 1:22 PM on January 4, 2009
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(If not, more details might help to track it down.)
posted by Daily Alice at 7:26 AM on January 4, 2009