Neil

Thank you for the insight on education. It reminded me of a passage from the introduction to Confucius' Analect by Chu-tzu :

If you are the same person before reading the book and after reading the book, you haven't read it.

-- June Kim, February 14, 2001

To explain the "Analects of Confucious" passage; In Judo and Karate the highest level possible ( which has never been awarded) is a white belt-A white belt is what a beginner wears-the ultimate white belt is twice the width of the beginner's belt- This signifies "Original innocence"- in other words you are just as innocent of what you have learned, as a beginner. I other words: you know what you are capable of, so you have no need to prove this to anyone- others can tell what you know by your output, without being informed.

-- Kenneth William Caleno, August 7, 2005