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They probably don't even teach the subjunctive mood anymore. I don't know what they DO teach. I just started a thread in Education asking what on earth they teach, if anything, for language. It's not the teachers' fault, it's the administrators and other higher ups who decide what is important and what is not. Guess maybe they were the ones who didn't know the difference between your and you're. They're the same people who say "Between you and I."
They probably don't even teach the subjunctive mood anymore. I don't know what they DO teach. I just started a thread in Education asking what on earth they teach, if anything, for language. It's not the teachers' fault, it's the administrators and other higher ups who decide what is important and what is not. Guess maybe they were the ones who didn't know the difference between your and you're. They're the same people who say "Between you and I."
I guarantee that your theory is accurate. Can't rep you again so soon, but I'm with you.
It's not the teachers' fault, it's the administrators and other higher ups who decide what is important and what is not.
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Originally Posted by sirron
I guarantee that your theory is accurate.
You can count this as one more person who believes that these omissions from the curriculum are the result of administrative decisions, rather than decisions made by teachers.
During my 35 year career in education, I saw a steady degradation in educational quality that coincided with the trend of promoting only those who were politically-connected to administrative posts. It seemed that every time a parent complained about something, the admins would side with the parent, rather than the teacher, despite most of the parental complaints being petty and/or baseless.
I can vividly recall one teacher who was told that he was, "over-teaching", because he attempted to enrich the curriculum with extra materials and content. After several disheartening incidents of a similar nature, he took early retirement, rather than attempt to do battle with administrators who acted like politicians, rather than like educators.
If this does not describe school systems in your area, then you should be grateful, and you should resolve to never move to Woodbridge Township, NJ, where every personnel-related decision is made on the basis of political considerations.
Oh, dear gawd! This one has now become my favorite!
I admit that I consider this this thread to be one of the most entertaining of all...causing me to despair and giggle simultaneously.
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I just started a thread in Education asking what on earth they teach, if anything, for language. It's not the teachers' fault, it's the administrators and other higher ups who decide what is important and what is not. Guess maybe they were the ones who didn't know the difference between your and you're. They're the same people who say "Between you and I."
