[OT] command of English by non-native speakers

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:25:49 +0800
Christopher Chan <christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk> wrote:

> But what do the local schools emphasize? Their gimmicky teaching 
> enhancements, General Studies (knowing how many lines the Light
> Railway runs is so earth shattering apparently) and a host of other
> nonsense. Not one school emphasizes the most important basic.
> Language. Thanks to our esteemed Education Bureau.

Of course educational standards are sliding downward; the educated man
is a dangerous man because he so often develops the bad habit of
thinking for himself and the even worse  trait of seeing through the
bull.. stroking that takes place in the halls of government, no matter
whose or what variety.
The uneducated man is much more easily controlled and separated from
his money.  
These facts are not lost on the Powers That Be.

Our one hope is to find like-minded individuals and tutor them as best
we can.

New Dark Ages, here we come with arms open wide.

Cybe R. Wizard
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