One of the most striking things that stood out to me in "The Three Lessons of Joe Flom" is the high status title given to teachers in the 1930's. Is this still true? So far, I have realized that a lot of economically disadvantaged people, particularly young Jewish kids growing up in the 30's, managed to become doctors and lawyers. I also realized that most of their parents had humble homes, where parents had practical jobs. Obviously, these parents showed their children the value of hard work, especially during depressed times. However, today's economically disadvantaged children--in Oil City--don't seem to do as well for themselves. Going back to the term "orthogonal," it is obvious now that economically disadvantaged parents do not teach their children the value of hard work. (Not all of these families) Rather, it seems like Oil City is full of economically disadvantaged parents walking around Oil City day and night without the impetous to find a descent job. Therefore, the children of these parents do not grow up to be Joe Flom or one of the Borgenichts because the lack of an impetous. Contrarily, it would be nice if economically disadvantaged parents did not mean economically disadvantaged "future" = orthogonal.
Thank you so much, Mike, for making regular posts. Do you feel like you're becoming comfortable with the blog? I have discovered that I can go back and edit blog posts that have already been posted. Do you have the capability to do that or is it just because I created the blog? It has been neat for the group to look at your blog post. It adds a nice flavor to our discussions...a little Web 2.0 spice if you will.
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One of the most striking things that stood out to me in "The Three Lessons of Joe Flom" is the high status title given to teachers in the 1930's. Is this still true?
ReplyDeleteSo far, I have realized that a lot of economically disadvantaged people, particularly young Jewish kids growing up in the 30's, managed to become doctors and lawyers. I also realized that most of their parents had humble homes, where parents had practical jobs. Obviously, these parents showed their children the value of hard work, especially during depressed times. However, today's economically disadvantaged children--in Oil City--don't seem to do as well for themselves. Going back to the term "orthogonal," it is obvious now that economically disadvantaged parents do not teach their children the value of hard work. (Not all of these families) Rather, it seems like Oil City is full of economically disadvantaged parents walking around Oil City day and night without the impetous to find a descent job. Therefore, the children of these parents do not grow up to be Joe Flom or one of the Borgenichts because the lack of an impetous. Contrarily, it would be nice if economically disadvantaged parents did not mean economically disadvantaged "future" = orthogonal.
Thank you so much, Mike, for making regular posts. Do you feel like you're becoming comfortable with the blog? I have discovered that I can go back and edit blog posts that have already been posted. Do you have the capability to do that or is it just because I created the blog? It has been neat for the group to look at your blog post. It adds a nice flavor to our discussions...a little Web 2.0 spice if you will.
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