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From: John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Higher Education Is Overrated
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:55:08 +0700
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On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:12:49 -0400, Catrike Ryder
<Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:

>On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:42:55 +0700, John B. <slocombjb@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 06:04:55 -0400, Catrike Ryder
>><Soloman@old.bikers.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>https://hbr.org/2010/07/higher-education-is-highly-ove
>>
>>The problem is that "higher education" has come to mean "collage
>>education" when in fact it should be seen as  any advanced knowledge.
>>
>>A rather vivid example is the English Bowman of the 1300's and 1400s
>>were able to win battles against much larger and much better equipped
>>French forces.The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 between
>>an English army of from 7,000 to 15,000 (data was somewhat poor in
>>those days) was able to defeat an army of from 20,000 - 30,000 French
>>who were equipped with far better equipment. Loses on the English side
>>was in the region of 1 for every 13-15 French who were killed.
>>
>>In the Battle of Agincourt about 100 year later 6,000 to 8,000 English
>>took on some 14,000–15,000 French and beat them again with about 600
>>English losses versus 6,000 French losses, and 600 - 2,000 captured.
>>
>>While the difference in formal education was probably not great, among
>>the Gentry, the English had a program to encourage archery and boys
>>might start archery training as early as 10 years of age and there was
>>a "government program" to manufacture archery supplies, bows and
>>arrows.
>>
>>By the way, for anyone that cares the "English Long Bow" might better
>>be called the Welch Long Bow" as it is though it originated in that
>>country(s).
>
>OMG, training 10 year olds to be proficient in weapons designed to
>kill people. What's worse, I'll bet that they took those killer
>weapons home where they could be shot with them.  Blimey!  Horrors!

I would that the "bows" were semi custom to match the child's strength
so undoubtedly they took them home... And even worse,  bows are rapid
fire devices - 12 arrows a minute. One site says 10 - 15 arrows per
minute and a 30 "round magazine" :-)

 
-- 
Cheers,

John B.