Shall I compare thee to a norm referenced score?
Shall I compare thee to a norm referenced score?
Thou might just be two deviations from the mean.
Rough charting makes it hard to know for sure.
And lack of data may create a lean.
Sometimes, too great the fallacy exists.
And often is the reasoning post hoc.
And in irrationality the issue mists.
By natures design we are fetter’d; such is thy lot.
But by this, thy reasoning, good data shall not fade.
Nor lose possession of great virtue, epistemological.
Nor shall any reliable measure be un-made.
When under scrutiny most logical.
So long as logicians syllogize, and parents sigh.
So, long as we push, and continue to try.
Thou might just be two deviations from the mean.
Rough charting makes it hard to know for sure.
And lack of data may create a lean.
Sometimes, too great the fallacy exists.
And often is the reasoning post hoc.
And in irrationality the issue mists.
By natures design we are fetter’d; such is thy lot.
But by this, thy reasoning, good data shall not fade.
Nor lose possession of great virtue, epistemological.
Nor shall any reliable measure be un-made.
When under scrutiny most logical.
So long as logicians syllogize, and parents sigh.
So, long as we push, and continue to try.
posted by Interverbal at 12:22 PM
9 Comments:
Courage mon brave!
And Cheers
"By natures design we are fetter’d; such is thy lot, tot."
I pictured you reciting this to a toddler. :-)
Bwahaha! Love it!
I once turned that sonnet into an ode to Captain Kirk's ripped shirt (on a dare from a woman who is a big fan of William Shatner) but you've outdone me by using "epistemological" as a line. Hee hee.
One of the people I work with studied epistemology for five years. I think I can almost pronounce "epistemological" by now (when I'm well-rested). And put it in a sentence in almost the right place. But a sonnet?
Oh man Bonnie. That was the coolest thing I have read all evening. It pretty much made my night.
And the footnote should read -'With apologies to the Bard' n'est ce pas?
It's beautiful really:)
Interverbal, thank you, you have made my day as I navigate through test scores and neuropsych reports and all manner of diagnostic ambiguity.
Thanks much! :)
Bravo!
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