Re: [xmca] Re: Play and the Owl of Minerva

[Tony Whitson <twhitson@UDel.Edu>]

That could be part of why he chose the Masters Tournament -- they have 
more control of the "gallery" than do others.

Their slogan is "A tradition unlike any others" -- but their tradition is 
rather a lot like that of the [apartheid] Jim Crow South. Not long ago, 
Woods would not have been allowed on the grounds (except maybe as a 
dishwasher).

On Tue, 16 Mar 2010, mike cole wrote:

> But wait until the crowd starts making noises when he is putting, and lets
> see what he owns!
> :-)
> mike
>
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Tony Whitson <twhitson@udel.edu> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, 16 Mar 2010, mike cole wrote:
> >
> >  Interesting question, Martin.
> > > Rogoff has a chapter called "Interdependence and autonomy" about
> > > the false dichotomizing that goes on in the psych literature on
> > > individualistic and collectivist societies that your remark about autonomy
> > > and alienation brings to mind.
> >                                 Along with the Leonard Cohen line, "my
> >
> > > lonliness tells me i've sinned."
> > > mike
> >
> > I heard Tiger Woods say something like that a short time ago. Now he's
> > returning to the Masters Tournament.
> >
> > Could there be something to the fact that, unlike most professional
> > athletes, Tiger Woods is nobody's EMPLOYEE. Rather he is the OWNER of his
> > own franchise.  See
> >
> > http://curricublog.wordpress.com/2010/01/07/tiger-woods-social-studies/

Tony Whitson
UD School of Education
NEWARK  DE  19716

twhitson@udel.edu
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