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soul2share -> RE: "A professional" (2/26/2011 1:53:13 PM)
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Panda, what you are saying is all too true.....and scary! When my son was in school, I had some issues with the way he was taught by the system. First, they had NO textbooks! The lower grades all got copies of what was being done in class that day. If they had any questions about the material covered, they had no way to go back to the books and look the stuff over.
Second, these days, they don't teach kids the basics, but rather how to use the tools that are out there. Which isn't totally bad, however, when my son was taking his math classes, I had to fork out $$$$ for all these expensive calculators. I asked him one day to show me his work for an algebra or geometry problem, and he whips out his calculator. I sad "No, I want to see how you GET the answer in your head." The kid looked at me like I was from Mars.....then I asked him how he took tests, and he said WITH the calculator! When asked what would happen if the batteries died in mid test, he said he'd just break out spares from his bookbag. And hit me with "and if I didn't have any, someone in class would!"
If I'd ever thought aobut showing up for class with a calculator, I'd be in hot water big time. That was cheating as far as the teachers were concerned. Bad enough that I don't seem to do math like most people, so showing my work was a trial....back when it counted as part of the grade. My work was light years different from the other kids, but since I usually got the right answer, there wasn't much they could do.
And forget English and grammar....text speak is what the kids today use, and it drives me absolutely NUTSO!!!!!! And adults doing it is even worse......everytime I see someone doing it, I automatically deduct 50 points from their IQ. There's a difference between being bad at spelling and too lazy to actually type out the words.....I mean, REALLY?
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