wow. i was just in the middle of a post about "you shouldn't claim knowledge about the field of children's lit any more casually or easily than you should claim knowledge about the field of chemistry.

"there are many ways to learn about these fields -- school, reading, friends, etc -- but children's lit isn't any easier to absorb by cultural osmosis than chemistry is."

so, eh, i won't post it, i'll just leave it here.