MORT>They are intended for a totally different purpose, although one 
MORT>could certainly learn something from them.
 Matt>Which is my point.  A HS teacher I had just read to his history 
 Matt>class articles on different nations from the World Book.  It 
 Matt>wasn't intended as a text either.  (He was a poor teacher for 
 Matt>other reasons!)
Mort>Why do you use the example of a bad teacher to justify your 
Mort>statement that dissertations could have value as texts?
You haven't had many prior discussions with the counsellor, 
have you, Mort!?  Obfuscation is the order of the day!  ;-)
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