It's not surprising to me.
This is just another form of slang to me, and logics like that aren't new.
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The language needs to adapt to the users, not the other way around.
This means that spelling for words are going to slowly shift until the way they are written is more similar to how they are said.
Thun Pritty sewn well awl B tawkin liek thuss, and well sownd liek moaronz.
(Then pretty soon we'll all be talking like this, and we'll sound like morons.)
I fully support using the English Language in the manner that it was intended to be used.
Spelling and grammar "for the win!"
And don't even get me started on kids' deficiency in mathematics and the sciences!
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It's slang, they aren't getting dumber they are writing how words sound when they say it. An easy mistake, no need to get all preachy about the fall of our generation because of it.
"Tubular" and "Radical" is slang. That's just being stupid.
I think it's a little of both. There's more distractions for kids these days, and the education system is getting worse. It's a recipe for disaster.
It's not even that there are more distractions. A good education system would take this into account and use it to its advantage. It's more that the current education system is archaic. It was fine for an older time, but now it's pretty well obsolete. The system has already started changing in university, all of my courses are computer-based, we do and hand in our homework electronically, and receive all of our project information electronically. We're also encouraged to find information ourselves, instead of being told that we have to use THESE BOOKS, many of which were written 40 or 50 years ago and may no longer reflect what is actually known of the subject.
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Go then, there are other worlds than these. - Stephen King I want to know God's thoughts, the rest are details. - Albert Einstein
It's not even that there are more distractions. A good education system would take this into account and use it to its advantage. It's more that the current education system is archaic. It was fine for an older time, but now it's pretty well obsolete. The system has already started changing in university, all of my courses are computer-based, we do and hand in our homework electronically, and receive all of our project information electronically. We're also encouraged to find information ourselves, instead of being told that we have to use THESE BOOKS, many of which were written 40 or 50 years ago and may no longer reflect what is actually known of the subject.
I think you're right. I especially hate it when the teachers act as though they want us to take advantage of the Internet by making us use sources from websites, then don't even let us use Wikipedia or something. It's like telling us to go to the library for research, but don't use Encyclopedia Britannica or anything of that nature.
They really need to shift their focus as your university is doing. At my school, we do use the computers, but only occasionally and sometimes only to print stuff off. It's really silly.
I think you're right. I especially hate it when the teachers act as though they want us to take advantage of the Internet by making us use sources from websites, then don't even let us use Wikipedia or something. It's like telling us to go to the library for research, but don't use Encyclopedia Britannica or anything of that nature.
They really need to shift their focus as your university is doing. At my school, we do use the computers, but only occasionally and sometimes only to print stuff off. It's really silly.
There is still a bias toward Wikipedia from educators because it's made up of user-submitted information. At the beginning it wasn't uncommon to find errors in Wikipedia articles, but at this point there are so many users that most errors, especially in very common subjects, are fixed really quickly. Eventually that bias will fade as more people realize that just because information is user-submitted it doesn't mean that it's flawed or incorrect. My fiancee's coworker demonstrated this by adding "Elephants are also Jedi masters" in the article on elephants (it may have actually been giraffes, I'm not so sure). It was removed in about 30 seconds.
I've posted this video a couple of times before, but it applies here as well:
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I forgot to mention that we also had to purchase our own laptops for the program I'm in: MacBook Pros. It is a new media design/web development program though.
Apparently some schools or school boards in British Columbia are starting to adopt a similar system, except that they provide laptops on loan to students for the year, then take them back in the summer. From what I understand it's working quite well. Unfortunately, it's a very expensive system to implement initially.
Edit: Oops, sorry for the double post there. I should have just edited my last post, but at this point it's effort so bah.
There is still a bias toward Wikipedia from educators because it's made up of user-submitted information. At the beginning it wasn't uncommon to find errors in Wikipedia articles, but at this point there are so many users that most errors, especially in very common subjects, are fixed really quickly. Eventually that bias will fade as more people realize that just because information is user-submitted it doesn't mean that it's flawed or incorrect. My fiancee's coworker demonstrated this by adding "Elephants are also Jedi masters" in the article on elephants (it may have actually been giraffes, I'm not so sure). It was removed in about 30 seconds.
I've posted this video a couple of times before, but it applies here as well:
Not quite. Many skill colleges like DeVry and I think ITT use online as a method to hand in hw and projects. Local community colleges seem to be lacking in the electronics department, but I've seen evidence of hybridization (hell my current college does something like this; Most comp classes require you to use an online dropbox to hand **** in but the more ancient classes like English Lit and some Math classes don't even touch computers).
Eventually I do hope we move away from the ye olde methods of learning and utilize computers. Ignoring so is like ignoring a giant elephant in a tiny room.
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This is just another form of slang to me, and logics like that aren't new.
I'm probably leaving mcf. Lost interest in staying on this forum, not that anyone really would care.
I'm sorry but are you a idiot.
*there may or may not be cake
Ever heard of Hawaii Pidgen? It's an accent, and majorly effects how people write. Yet it is not accepted, although widely used.
Its a spelling worksheet duh.
Get of the internet and learn! haha jk are you useing those shitty laptops or the computers?
Thun Pritty sewn well awl B tawkin liek thuss, and well sownd liek moaronz.
(Then pretty soon we'll all be talking like this, and we'll sound like morons.)
I fully support using the English Language in the manner that it was intended to be used.
Spelling and grammar "for the win!"
And don't even get me started on kids' deficiency in mathematics and the sciences!
I'm also a compulsive liar.
"Tubular" and "Radical" is slang. That's just being stupid.
The dumb kids are getting dumber, but the smart kids are getting smarter.
I want to know God's thoughts, the rest are details. - Albert Einstein
I think it's a little of both. There's more distractions for kids these days, and the education system is getting worse. It's a recipe for disaster.
You heard that, green and red.
It's not even that there are more distractions. A good education system would take this into account and use it to its advantage. It's more that the current education system is archaic. It was fine for an older time, but now it's pretty well obsolete. The system has already started changing in university, all of my courses are computer-based, we do and hand in our homework electronically, and receive all of our project information electronically. We're also encouraged to find information ourselves, instead of being told that we have to use THESE BOOKS, many of which were written 40 or 50 years ago and may no longer reflect what is actually known of the subject.
I want to know God's thoughts, the rest are details. - Albert Einstein
I think you're right. I especially hate it when the teachers act as though they want us to take advantage of the Internet by making us use sources from websites, then don't even let us use Wikipedia or something. It's like telling us to go to the library for research, but don't use Encyclopedia Britannica or anything of that nature.
They really need to shift their focus as your university is doing. At my school, we do use the computers, but only occasionally and sometimes only to print stuff off. It's really silly.
You heard that, green and red.
There is still a bias toward Wikipedia from educators because it's made up of user-submitted information. At the beginning it wasn't uncommon to find errors in Wikipedia articles, but at this point there are so many users that most errors, especially in very common subjects, are fixed really quickly. Eventually that bias will fade as more people realize that just because information is user-submitted it doesn't mean that it's flawed or incorrect. My fiancee's coworker demonstrated this by adding "Elephants are also Jedi masters" in the article on elephants (it may have actually been giraffes, I'm not so sure). It was removed in about 30 seconds.
I've posted this video a couple of times before, but it applies here as well:
I want to know God's thoughts, the rest are details. - Albert Einstein
I forgot to mention that we also had to purchase our own laptops for the program I'm in: MacBook Pros. It is a new media design/web development program though.
Apparently some schools or school boards in British Columbia are starting to adopt a similar system, except that they provide laptops on loan to students for the year, then take them back in the summer. From what I understand it's working quite well. Unfortunately, it's a very expensive system to implement initially.
Edit: Oops, sorry for the double post there. I should have just edited my last post, but at this point it's effort so bah.
I want to know God's thoughts, the rest are details. - Albert Einstein
Watched it. :smile.gif:
You heard that, green and red.
Not quite. Many skill colleges like DeVry and I think ITT use online as a method to hand in hw and projects. Local community colleges seem to be lacking in the electronics department, but I've seen evidence of hybridization (hell my current college does something like this; Most comp classes require you to use an online dropbox to hand **** in but the more ancient classes like English Lit and some Math classes don't even touch computers).
Eventually I do hope we move away from the ye olde methods of learning and utilize computers. Ignoring so is like ignoring a giant elephant in a tiny room.
I'm probably leaving mcf. Lost interest in staying on this forum, not that anyone really would care.