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Married to a teacher. Logic has no part in most elementary classrooms. I argue we need to go dumber. Have a basic certification that you can teach vowel soun
by nullserver 5y ago
Married to a teacher.
Logic has no part in most elementary classrooms.
I argue we need to go dumber.
Have a basic certification that you can teach vowel sounds.
Bring in plenty of cheap people to lower grades and have them work 1 on 1 with each student.
Seen way to much of teachers teaching to what the kids are supposed to be capable of, vs what they actually are.
- legerdemain 5y agoI've seen the inside of an elementary grade classroom before, and I agree with you 100%. So many American children and even adults mispronounce vowel sounds, it's scary. Something around 60% of American adults look at a simple word like "iron" and say something that resembles "I yearn." Did no one tell them how it sounds?
- brighton36 5y agoI like you. Including your username. I'm surprised your comments aren't down voted more. They're honest. People don't seem to like that these days.
- legerdemain 5y agoReach out and touch me.
- nullserver 5y agoWas in a senior in high school French. Teacher was explaining how to translate present participle. Complete blank stares. Only thing anyone knew was noun and verb. Teacher had a complete meltdown. So for next week em the entire school, every English class was School house Rock videos. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DCdt8-H1BFY&feature=youtu.be https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DCdt8-H1BFY&feature=youtu.be
- CyberDildonics 5y agoWhat does that have to do with what you replied to?
- NoSorryCannot 5y agoI trust you pronounce "knight" and "whale" the way that gave them that spelling instead of relying on your inventory of sounds and phonotactics that you picked up from your community of native speakers.