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Children of two cultures


We may read in OLDaily a reference to the "Two Cultures":

"At some point scientists had ceased to be considered intellectuals... and though any educated person was required to know Shakespeare, almost none knew the second law of thermodynamics."

Also...: "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects!"

I am happy that the Check and Slovak children participating in the Science workshop are indeed children of two cultures: they enjoyed the science activities

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and they were also excellent performers

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of dance and music!

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My congratulations!

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