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		izacus 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An open letter from educators who refuse the call ... The person you're responding to has clearly used the word "student". What on earth are you on about?

DavidPiper 3 months ago | [–]

I interpreted "students of arithmetic" as anyone that practices arithmetic - similar to "students of medicine", etc.

mulmen 3 months ago | [–]

Seems like a reasonable expansion of the concept to me. Why the aggressive dismissal?

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