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Several years ago a prominent local newspaper asked for and got a massive Excel file containing the gradesmorganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892815926130156584noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1176166501736121748.post-89504411990228258122011-06-24T07:44:00.000-07:002012-06-24T03:14:12.927-07:00These Wings Don't FlyThe pervasive either-or dichotomy syndrome debilitates constructive debate in nearly every arena of societal concern. Like Dr.Dolittle's push-me-pull-me, framing issues as a choice of either this or that halts progress and hampers solution making. Education is no exception.Either-or dichotomies are a convenient rhetorical device. 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