tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495847081441994138.post9178026483568807996..comments2022-08-25T00:46:26.963-07:00Comments on The Blog of Stickles: John SilberGeoff Baskirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05888775674568049611noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495847081441994138.post-24592083404125758922016-12-28T21:35:32.402-08:002016-12-28T21:35:32.402-08:00Silber was a god amongst men. I just wish Rand wou...Silber was a god amongst men. I just wish Rand would have written a book about him. So much more fun than seeing Howard Roark getting his butt kicked by life...until he wins...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495847081441994138.post-17158707754484491352011-03-27T21:46:53.253-07:002011-03-27T21:46:53.253-07:00@Tim: Let me get this right. You are writing in ...@Tim: Let me get this right. You are writing in support of Silber? I think I see hell freezing over now!Jack Shoemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521741353358327942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5495847081441994138.post-68788784757113131822011-03-27T06:47:00.989-07:002011-03-27T06:47:00.989-07:00I know it's hard to be unfair to Silber, but I...I know it's hard to be unfair to Silber, but IIRC he ended up as edu chief for Boston or Mass and had a positive impact on K-12 there. Also, he did pretty much singlehandedly raise BU to a Carnegie Research I institution. Sheer bullying sometimes has positive results. When he left BU, though, the successor/BoT struggle was ug-ly, IIRC.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910486045682702066noreply@blogger.com