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<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Oh, I see. It was two separate =
statements in the
same sentence. No wonder I was confused. Isn't that a version of Double =
Speak
when you run two ideas together in the same breath. White man speak with =
forked
tongue. <GRIN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>I make so many grammatical errors =
that I forgive
you for the comma instead of a period. You did try to clarify it towards =
the end
but who reads that far?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>No offense please.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Keith</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kpiano@goldrush.com =
href="mailto:kpiano@goldrush.com">Keith
Roberts</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> =
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 22, 2006 =
8:27
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] =
Differences?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I =
don’t agree with
Roger, we’re not all equal—at least not in innate ability, =
and there are
gender differences (thankfully). </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">David Love</SPAN></FONT><FONT =
color=navy
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><BR><A
=
href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</=
A>
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
COLOR: navy">David,
you make it sound as if the differences in innate ability are due to =
gender
differences. Innate ability has nothing to do with gender. I agree =
with Jeanne
that women are intimidated not to try as children because the
assumptions society forces on them makes it so difficult to succeed. =
There are
just as many women as men out there that can be a complete =
technician.
There are some physical differences such as upper body strength and =
average
size but they have nothing to do with whether or not a person can =
figure out
the adjustments on a piano action or voice a hammer. My mother was 17 =
when she
entered UC Berkeley and graduated in three years, Phi Beta Kappa, a =
3.95 grade
average. She wanted to be an engineer but that was not allowed in =
1939. My
Aunt Carol was the first woman to be admitted to the med school she =
went to
and became a physician in 1952. I have heard complaints of the =
difficulty to
get an education as a piano technician, particularly for women. I =
assume this
to be because it is a male dominated mentor sort of education =
system that
makes assumptions about the innate ability of women and what they can =
or
cannot do. Hey, get me a cup of coffee.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
COLOR: navy">Keith
Roberts</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; =
COLOR: navy"><A
href="mailto:kpiano@goldrush.com">kpiano@goldrush.com</A>
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