[OT] command of English by non-native speakers

[Chris Rees]

2009/12/8 Cybe R. Wizard <cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net>:
> 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
> --


Just how are educational standards sliding downwards?

Chris


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