MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 2667

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Re: Takes a "snippet"
	by Stefanie Stadnicki <stadnick-+AT+-together.net>

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Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 12:51:37 -0400
From: Stefanie Stadnicki <stadnick-+AT+-together.net>
To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk
Subject: Re: Takes a "snippet"
Message-ID: <3B741119.C9AB3A16-+AT+-together.net>



"Hill, Susan" wrote:

> Well, I read my bit from the Thief snippet and I had one major question...
>
> In it, its mentioned Selenay's "free breakfast and school" program - and
> while I think thats cool, are we going to hear more about this? I mean,
> obviously Talia didn't get access to that, and WHY NOT? It sounds like more
> than just companion's choice didn't get spread around the holderkin - it
> sounds like they ignored the crown's prerogative.
>
> Or is this a program solely for the major cities?
>
> just being curious.
> -Susan

I think that the "free breakfast and school" program might be only for cities;
but also remember that there was a law that King Randale passed making
education mandatory throughout Valdemar.  In Magic's Promise, Savil and Within
are arguing about it.  Savil tells Vanyel "Every child in Valdemar is to be
taught simple reading, writing, and arithmetic in the temples...every child,
not just the highborn, or the few the priests single out as having vocations or
being exceptional.  Morning classes in the winter from harvest-end to first
planting."  This law may have fallen by the wayside since that time, though,
and Selenay's program is an attempt to revive it.

Quote-sheep to all,
Ami



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