Wait a minute... it smacks of hypocracy *unless* it's one of those "mandated tests we hear so much about"?
It smacks of hypocrisy precisely *because* he failed it and it is a "mandated [test] we hear so much about." It is a requirement for him to do his job and he should pass it. Period. Exclamation point? ^_^ will Dana Tierney wrote: >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 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
