Comments on: South DeKalb Teacher on the Systemic Failures of His School System http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/01/21/south-dekalb-teacher-on-the-systemic-failures-of-his-school-system/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Wed, 17 Sep 2014 04:55:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: DEM http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/01/21/south-dekalb-teacher-on-the-systemic-failures-of-his-school-system/#comment-87742 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:23:09 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-87742 How many of our students are ill-equipped to read the equally challenging texts of credit card agreements, health bills, mortgages, etc…?
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Judging by recent events, most parents can’t understand the basic terms of a credit card or a mortgage, and they’ve already graduated from high school.

As for Blackwell’s language, it is a simple matter of knowing one’s audience. Sad to say, the AJC is not the place for an essay that presumes a graduate-degree level of reading comprehension and vocabularly. If his goal is to effectively communicate with most AJC readers, he has probably failed.

]]> By: orwell http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/01/21/south-dekalb-teacher-on-the-systemic-failures-of-his-school-system/#comment-87626 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:10:03 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-87626 As a public school teacher, I am both saddened and frustrated by the continual lowering of standards. Many of Atlanta’s students-and “educators” and administrators for that matter-wallow in seventh grade reading skills, and anyone exercising verbal aptitude is “pretentious” or engaging in “circumlocution.” Had Mr. Blackwood used vocabulary sure to be understood by all, would the article have generated as much discussion? Admittedly, I like language, but it seemed to me that the language was part of the point. How many of our students are ill-equipped to read the equally challenging texts of credit card agreements, health bills, mortgages, etc…?

]]> By: jj http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/01/21/south-dekalb-teacher-on-the-systemic-failures-of-his-school-system/#comment-87598 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 01:30:30 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-87598 ouch.
It would have to be played online though….
Kinect Xbox match between school presidents?

]]> By: Decatur's Token Republican http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/01/21/south-dekalb-teacher-on-the-systemic-failures-of-his-school-system/#comment-87581 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:21:28 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-87581 I mean “football.”

]]> By: Decatur's Token Republican http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/01/21/south-dekalb-teacher-on-the-systemic-failures-of-his-school-system/#comment-87580 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:20:59 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-87580 But I’ll bet they can field a better fottball team than UGA. :-)

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