Just from what I've seen in Answers, illiteracy (of American posters - English as a second language aside) seems to be at the threshold of epidemic proportions.
What's going on here?
2007-03-28 13:32:09 · 8 answers · asked by GeneL 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I would say it's the fault of the parents who are ultimately responsible for their children.
I think too many people are not involved with their children. If the children are having problems at school they blame teachers.
It is appaling what I see on this board and very sad.
2007-03-28 13:37:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a real problem. I am not sure who is to blame here, but I know my mechanics when it comes to writing the English language are horrendous. I simply did not learn a lot of the rules in my English classes ( I am still trying to learn) I remember being very bored and not at all interested. Perhaps if I had teachers who had been more dynamic and had added a little excitement to the subject matter, I may have learned more. Thanks to spell check, I have learned that there are some words that I have been spelling wrong for years...I honestly don't know why folks don't use that feature, I have noticed that there is a high frequency of misspelled words on answers.
Here is a good example of just how bad things can get...a couple years ago, the buses in the DC area decided to advertise how much fun going to school can be...
The buses had this big sign painted on the side of them...that said:
Go to class, it a blast...oh well. The news stories that followed were quite amusing.
2007-03-28 20:45:43 · answer #2 · answered by snarf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stereotypically speaking. I think it's the fault of all Americans. You guys have an attitude problem. Anytime you guys have problems you guys need someone or something to blame reflected in your question. also the iraq war.
The students there are spoil brats. Parents and teachers are indifferent. Government's support for education is poor.
Look at other poor countries e.g. The government's support for education is lacking. However, the people are dicipline.
For our good, in my humble opinion we should stop the blame game and start identify the causes of the problem and tackle them together in a more committed fashion.
2007-03-29 00:29:32 · answer #3 · answered by Joe Stargazer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck getting an intelligent answer on that particular topic...I've tilted at that windmill before. What's especially maddening are the misspellings. There IS a "check spelling" function. I think a lot of it has to do with the advent of text messaging and the bastardization of the English language that has resulted.
2007-03-28 20:38:29 · answer #4 · answered by jake78745 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, many men and women with high IQ's have trouble in spelling. Try reading some of the notes medical doctors scribble out which nurses and hospital personnel have trouble trying to read.
2007-03-28 20:42:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a bit like blaming McDonald's for making people fat, don't you think?
Ignorance of spelling and grammar is a lifestyle choice, not a genetic condition or a consequence of poor teaching.
2007-03-28 20:38:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
totally agree with you, however i think its the student and how the student assimilates the information i mean if the student isnt getting the idea there is always remedial education and spec ed and everything else... most of the time its the student, but in some cases yeah it is the teacher
2007-03-28 20:36:29 · answer #7 · answered by nickname 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are they really using bad literacy or is it computer talk.You might notice people tend to shorten the words or use comp. slang while on-line. Not sure I understand it but I'm not going to judge them for it either.
2007-03-28 20:43:29 · answer #8 · answered by oras9874 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋