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Originally Posted by Texan
This was just my example of a situation where someone might not be afforded the greatest education. I'm not saying that this is true of all inner cities, it is just a case which may be true in some cases.
No offense intended to anyone. I'm sorry if it does.
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As a person who taught 8th grade English in a public school, I am highly insulted by this. All teachers in public schools must be credentialed or working towards their credential. Not all private schools require teachers to have credentials. In addition, much of what I've heard and seen about student problems are a result of parent involvement, not the school. What in your personal history are you basing the idea that private schools are better than public schools?
Re: Incorrect Grammar and Misspellings
I, like M. Krass, have a tendency to be very critical of poor writing skills. (In fact, I often wish that my engineering professors would count grammar skills in the grades.) I was talking to someone from NASA Human Resources (not the proper name anymore) and mentioned how I was once told to minimize the fact that I have a degree in English since I am now getting one in manufacturing engineering. The recruiter's response was "I wouldn't minimize it. One of the biggest problems that we have is engineers not knowing how to write effectively." (paraphrased) The point, and I think I might actually have one, is that the internet has spawned even more issues related to writing and communications than ever before and for young people in high school to be habitually abbreviating, using incorrect grammar, or seeing incorrect grammar without corrections means that it will likely continue in their future simply as a result of habit.
On the other hand, I had noticed someone making the same error in several different posts and finally had enough of it. I sent the person a PM letting him know his mistake. The response I received, which surprised me, was "Thank you for letting me know." I later found out that English was the person's second language.
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