er...does not correspond to idiomatic English Dana Tierney writes:
> Well it seems to me that if his English was all that broken he would not > have made it to superintendant. There are a good many fluent or native > English speakers, possibly including me, who could not pass a test on > formal grammar in English, because we have not had to learn it. Are you > really clear on when to use me and when to use I? The "correct" answer does > correspond to idiomatic English. Same thing with which and that. However, > if the guy has been suspending teachers over this and he can't pass it > himself, that smells of hypocrisy unless this is one of those mandated > tests we are seeing so much of. Personally I am opposed to high-stakes > testing, especially for children, but this is just another instance of its > idiocies. > > Mind you you get no argument from me on the quality public schools ... even > the best are far more concerned with keeping students' behavior in line > than they are in academics. > > Dana > > Heald, Tim writes: > > > The guy said he had problems with the rules of English, because it was his > > second language. > > > > I don't want him in charge of my son's school district. This is why my sons > > will both be attending private schools. > > > > Timothy Heald > > Information Systems Specialist > > Overseas Security Advisory Council > > U.S. Department of State > > 571.345.2235 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 1:55 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Re: Exciting.... > > > > > > I don't think not passing the test means he is incompetent I think it means > > the test isnt measuring what it is supposed to measure. > > > > Dana > > > > s. isaac dealey writes: > > > > > How does an incompetent person get a 6 figure government job? ... > > > > > > Original Message ----------------------- > > > Hmm, it ought to kill the superintendent, not you. > > > Well, his job anyway... > > > /Ben > > > > > > > This kills me. > > > > > > > > > > http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/08/03/superintendent.test.ap/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
