YOUR education system at work - again

[stakk4]

When I think about them programming kids' young minds with this horse-puckey it made me mad.

But when I read this...

It's important that the little Lego plastic person has some identity.

...it made me laugh so hard I spit water out my nose.


Obviously, the teachers are the ones who wield the supreme tyrannical power in legotown. If the community does not adopt the teachers' views and values, the town is taken away and destroyed.

[hunteran]

Originally Posted by Gypsy

Flipping unbelievable. From what I understand students have 5 count 'em 5 opportunities to take/pass this test. It's unfair according to the judge.

I took that test last year and I was blown away. It is, by far, the easiest test I have EVER taken. The math is mostly basic arithmetic and the english portion is insultingly easy. Anyone who can't pass the test either can't speak english, or is as dumb as a box of rocks. The only good thing about the test is everyone except the sophomores get to sleep in until 9:45, in other words, it is a TOTAL waste of time.

[Goggles Pizano]

Originally Posted by hunteran

I took that test last year and I was blown away. It is, by far, the easiest test I have EVER taken. The math is mostly basic arithmetic and the english portion is insultingly easy. Anyone who can't pass the test either can't speak english, or is as dumb as a box of rocks. The only good thing about the test is everyone except the sophomores get to sleep in until 9:45, in other words, it is a TOTAL waste of time.

Yup, CA does it again.

[shadowwalker]

Quote by Gypsy
All structures will be standard sizes.

You can almost feel the liberating spirit of that last rule. All structures will be standard sizes? At Hilltop Children’s Center, all imaginations will be a standard size as well: small.

First I should explain that education happens to be one of my soapbox issues.
The above quote reminds me of a song in the 60's or 70's that was meant to be a political and social statement.

The song was about a young boy whose teacher was not pleasant or creative. He was told to color a picture and he wanted to use all the colors of the rainbow, but the teach told him that he was wrong and must color the flowers red and the grass green. Eventually the boy complied. Then his family move and there was a new teacher that was smiling and pleasant and she told the children that they could use all the colors of the rainbow, but the boy stoically continued to color the flower red and the grass green.

This is a sad statement on educators. I believe in a perfect world educators should be revered as one of the top professions best they are meant to mold young minds not retard their thought processes.

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[shadowwalker]

Orginally posted by Sionnach
As an educator, you should know, when typing, there are two spaces after each period.

I agree he had a number of run on sentences without any spacing between the sentences, but according to APA English, now there is only one space between a period and a new sentence. I am in my senior year of college for Business management and I was previously use to MLT English. By the way most schools have already transitioned to APA English or are in the process of doing so. It took me a month to break myself from double spacing after a period.
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[echoes]

Originally Posted by Gypsy

All structures are public structures. Everyone can use all the Lego structures. But only the builder or people who have her or his permission are allowed to change a structure.

Lego people can be saved only by a “team” of kids, not by individuals.

All structures will be standard sizes.

Gypsy, after reading this, I can think of only one thing:

The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand.

One of my favorite books...opening a person's eyes to the true meaning of "collectivism " and the damage it causes in soceity.

Holly

[x SF med]

Originally Posted by stakk4

Obviously, the teachers are the ones who wield the supreme tyrannical power in legotown. If the community does not adopt the teachers' views and values, the town is taken away and destroyed.

Oh No, there goes Tokyo, Go Go Godzilla!!! More Cowbell!!! (thank you BOC and SNL for making this comment on a lame ass educational system possible - brought to you by the number 6)

hijack / rant on:

I am in my senior year of college for Business management and I was previously use to MLT English. By the way most schools have already transitioned to APA English or are in the process of doing so.

OOOH, a business major - not really known for writing skills, are we? I can say this, I do have an MBA, but I studied Liberal Arts (English Literature, Language and Rhetoric; History; Anthropology; Philosophy) for my undergrad degrees prior to caving in and studying business to make a living - most Business Schools, IMHO, do a lousy job of actually educating anybody - they are trade schools. Ok educational and business creds established, here's the issue:

I believe you mean MLA, and according to the latest MLA guide which is used for most academic writing, 2 spaces after a period are still de rigeur (used by English, History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Journalism and Basic Social Sciences ex psychology). APA is a niche format for Hard Social Sciences, and Hard Science - why a Business Management program is using it is beyond me, it is a difficult to read, and so formulaic format that even Scientists hate - but is loved by PhD's due to it's obfuscative characteristics.

Read Orwell's "Politics and the English Language", get a copy of the recently updated "Elements of Style" (aka Strunk & White), and a good English Handbook - I'm prejudiced toward the Harbrace Handbook since I used to be on the team that edited / developed / published it (10th - 13th ed.) Those will give you a pretty good idea of writing for clarity rather than writing for distraction - APA's main objective, it seems.

hijack / rant over.

[echoes]

Originally Posted by x SF med

Oh No, there goes Tokyo, Go Go Godzilla!!! More Cowbell!!! (thank you BOC and SNL for making this comment on a lame ass educational system possible - brought to you by the number 6)

Sir,

No comprende...

Edit to Add: My History Professor was prior Army Inel, and a helluva speaker. He once told a class that "the rag-heads who are cutting off Our guys heads" should pay!

Holly

[Gypsy]

Originally Posted by echoes

The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand.

Have to admit I've not read it, guess it needs to go on my list. Thanks.

[shadowwalker]

OOOH, a business major - not really known for writing skills, are we? I can say this, I do have an MBA, but I studied Liberal Arts (English Literature, Language and Rhetoric; History; Anthropology; Philosophy) for my undergrad degrees prior to caving in and studying business to make a living - most Business Schools, IMHO, do a lousy job of actually educating anybody - they are trade schools. Ok educational and business creds established, here's the issue:

I believe you mean MLA, and according to the latest MLA guide which is used for most academic writing, 2 spaces after a period are still de rigeur (used by English, History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Journalism and Basic Social Sciences ex psychology). APA is a niche format for Hard Social Sciences, and Hard Science - why a Business Management program is using it is beyond me, it is a difficult to read, and so formulaic format that even Scientists hate - but is loved by PhD's due to it's obfuscative characteristics.

Read Orwell's "Politics and the English Language", get a copy of the recently updated "Elements of Style" (aka Strunk & White), and a good English Handbook - I'm prejudiced toward the Harbrace Handbook since I used to be on the team that edited / developed / published it (10th - 13th ed.) Those will give you a pretty good idea of writing for clarity rather than writing for distraction - APA's main objective, it seems.

hijack / rant over.

I have given some thought as to how to reply to your post. Yes, I am a business major and actually I am known for my writing skills, I have been published. I do not know when you were in school or when you received your MBA, but I am presently attending school to receive my BSBM. You were correct that I meant MLA and not MLT, we all get one dyslectic moment.

I also studied Liberal Arts before deciding upon my present major. I love literature, language, history and philosophy. I brought to the table 166 college credit hours, with the exception of my military education, and the two years of college that I tested out of. The rest of the credits were in the Liberal Arts areas. I chose Business Management for two reasons, one it was an area I was not familiar with and two it would make me more employable.

I checked with my instructor to make sure I had not misstated myself, in the fact that most colleges and universities are going to an APA format. I was correct. I am not quite sure why you feel that ‘APA is a niche format for Hard Social Sciences’, I find it to be more user friendly than MLA. I am also not sure why you believe that ‘most Business Schools…do a lousy job of actually educating anybody’. I value the education I am receiving presently as much as I valued my studies in Liberal Arts. All knowledge is valuable.

Lastly, before you pass judgment or make corrections, you might want to edit your own writing. Rigeur is spelled rigueur and creds is slang for credentials. I hope that this was clearly written and did not cause you any distraction, which is not ‘APA’s main objective’.

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