A student has been marked for his communication skills by the examiner?

[heathernhoney1544]

on a submitted test paper that contained only expletives and suggestions as to what the examiners should do with the test paper.Is the future of education?

[MommaJo6166]

Maybe not that paper, but the TOTAL lack of respect for others and themselves (massive tattoos and piercings) is the future of education and the world.Life is hard enough without having lost all respect for others. The golden rule has flown out the window. They don't care what is done to other, or what is done to them!

[HalfDrawnBoy8312]

Are you trying to be ironic by asking a question using only expletives and suggestions? I was going to reply purely expletively and suggestive but it would have resulted in absolute nonsense.

[TomE0641]

No, but that 'student' needs counseling. Lack of self-esteem comes from lack of discipline, which is a sign of caring. People who care discipline their children so they become positive, useful citizens.

[deepndswamps4248]

Communication is such an important part of our interactions with others. We need to be able, not only to hear the words being spoken, but to understand what is trying to be said.Apparently, the student conveyed his meaning quite well. So, if that was what the exam was about, then he deserved his grade. If the exam was not a test of the student's opinion of the examiner, than his paper should have been zeroed and the student removed from class.Of course the examiner could have been trying to make a point with the student as well, that the student's opinions and knowledge of the vernacular was insignificant and had no impact.But, I do agree, that parental failure is creating a society of illiterate, rude, self-seeking, entitled young people. Certainly not all, maybe not even most.In the US, there were a few cases of Salmonella attributed to raw tomatoes (last that I heard, about 150 cases). Not many bad tomatoes, but it caused the powers to be to remove all tomatoes from the shelves (can't get a slice of tomato on a hamburger), Point is, it doesn't take a lot of bad to mess up the good.I also believe that it is our fault. We have sown and now we reap.You need to ask more fun questions, these are to ..... deep.

[rhumbagirl3636]

If this occurred in my public school system, the teacher would give the paper a failing grade for poor use of vocabulary and failure to consider reading audience. Then the teacher would keep the original paper on file and photo-copy the paper and attach it to a disciplinary referral for profanity and verbal abuse of a staff member; the term verbal abuse is used so that the teacher can press legal charges in the future if necessary. Another copy of the paper would be attached to a referral for counseling. A third copy would be given to the parents of the student. The student would be suspended from school to a hearing where the student's future in the school system would be determined. That's why our students wouldn't dare turn in such a paper to a teacher unless they are seriously emotionally disturbed.Any teacher who accepts and grades such a paper in a public school without appropriate disciplinary follow-up is not fit to teach in a public school.

[CherylP3708]

Unfortunately yes.Some students will never succeed, no matter what, and instead of failing them, and fitting them with vocational skills, the entire country is, instead, trying to mainstream them. It's a numbers game. Prove to the world that the US citizens score as well as, say, Japan.In kindergarten, in which they go all day, and cannot nap, they are taught to spell phonetically. If they continue this throughout the entire 13 years of school, they still will pass, some will even be in the honors classes. Yet cannot spell. The teachers in this state are penalized if the students fail their SOLs (Standards of Learning) exams, not the students. So the teachers teach only for the test. Nothing else. All the students in Virginia know exactly the same thing, and nothing more. But to show the world, yes, they score very well. And in the English essay part of the exam, they can pretty well write anything, including such statements as the one above, and as long as it meets the criteria for answering the question, they will pass.

[NickN7412]

No. I am not qualified to answer this question. I think the answers given by Rhumba and Cheryl have driven me to do more research on this topic.

[RevLaura]

They are what they learn...... be it in their school, home or the playground.

[thelittlemermaid8161]

Maybe the student is actually unwell.