tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post6165714113152401401..comments2024-03-22T11:55:50.335+13:00Comments on Not PC: Standards. That's what 97% are saying.Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-13587982872696899932007-11-15T17:31:00.000+13:002007-11-15T17:31:00.000+13:00Yawn, another media beat-up. How many years have w...Yawn, another media beat-up. How many years have we heard this story?<BR/><BR/>In reality, the NZQA has no policy on text-speak. The real problem is that the teaching of spelling is lacklustre, and in almost all subjects, students will not lose marks for poor spelling and grammar. They are marked on the content rather than the presentation of their answers, even when the spelling and grammar is atrocious. That's the source of the low standards, and it goes far deeper than the mythical text-speak policy.wAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-36563213448045668872007-11-15T11:19:00.000+13:002007-11-15T11:19:00.000+13:00YEAH LGHTN UP RNLD[CNVRTD USNG TXTSPEAK]YEAH LGHTN UP RNLD<BR/><BR/>[CNVRTD USNG <A HREF="http://www.madhousebeyond.com/?mode=txtspeak&view=converted+using+TextSpeak" REL="nofollow">TXTSPEAK</A>]Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-72105645304506207522007-11-15T11:09:00.000+13:002007-11-15T11:09:00.000+13:00With all due respect Sir Fisher and in all fairnes...With all due respect Sir Fisher and in all fairness to Peter, "An online newspaper poll suggests", is not the same as declaring the statistic accurate and final. Lighten up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-4613489658634124422007-11-15T10:26:00.000+13:002007-11-15T10:26:00.000+13:00Wow, and online newspaper poll. That'll be worth t...Wow, and online newspaper poll. That'll be worth taking seriously. Enjoying that "Lying with Statistics" book, Peter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com