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Gnomic Utterances. These are traditional, and are set at the head of each section of the Guidebook. The reason for them is lost in the mists of History. They are culled by the Management from a mighty collection of wise sayings probably compiled by a SAGE—probably called Ka’a Orto’o—some centuries before the Tour begins. The Rule is that no Utterance has anything whatsoever to do with the section it precedes. Nor, of course, has it anything to do with Gnomes.
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Date: 2008-10-22 05:41 pm (UTC)a whole lot of that kerfuffle seems to maybe stem from the idea that teaching the topic/book/etc. invites discussion about it--and discussion can lead to disagreements of opinions, and OMG HOW COULD YOU NOT LOVE THIS THE WAY I LOVE IT!? issues being worked out.
Which, on one hand, is exactly why I don't want to be in academia, because I could not handle that at all. But on the other, some of the most interesting and best discussions I remember from undergrad was when it came out during the discussion that the professor really didn't care for the material.