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[Jeffrey Elkner]

On page 39 of the 1st edition of "Discovering Geometry", Chapter 1
begins with the following quote:

"We have to reinvent the wheel every once in a while,
not because we need a lot of wheels; but because
we need a lot of inventors."  - Bruce Joyce

I've always loved that quote (and the book in which I found it,
for that matter ;-)  so I greatly appreciated these comments
by Kirby.

jeff


On 16 Dec 2000 11:53:29 -0800, Kirby Urner wrote:
> Given how much Python is out there, by talented authors 
> in many walks of life, we should: 
> 
>   (a) make use of their contributions with attribution and 
> 
>   (b) not discourage students from reinventing these 
>       wheels over and over, since it's the process of coming 
>       up with these yourself, even while looking over at 
>       the work of others, which constitutes the core 
>       educational process.
> 
> Kirby