TBers, Some (many) of you may have already seen this one. Entitled In the Basement of the Ivory Tower, it appeared in The Atlantic back in June of 2008 and is professor X's take on why the idea of a university education for everyone is a destructive myth. Enjoy: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/06/in-the-basement-of-the-ivory-tower/306810/?single_page=true Mr. James B. Greenberg Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center Milne Library SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, New York 13820 email: [log in to unmask] phone: 607-436-2701 fax: 607-436-3677 Twitter: greenbjb "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever"