[lit-ideas] Re: "education"
- From: JulieReneB@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 13:44:15 EST
I'm thinking this is somehow a result of "No Child Left Behind"......no to
the reality show, as to "Language Arts" it is a separate subject from "Reading"
and seems to be comprised of exceedingly rudimentary grammar (underline the
verb and tell whether it is past, present, or future) and learning to recognize
appropriate sequencing. Frankly, I'm thinking of printing off all of the
lit-id's responses to this assignment, stapling them together, and turning them
in
to the teacher for her <g>.
Julie
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Subj:[lit-ideas] Re: "education"
Date:3/16/2004 12:33:19 PM Central Standard Time
From:teme17@xxxxxxxxx
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For the first time in quite a while I'm absolutely
speachless. Is that a learning experience?
Is your family on some reality TV show?
And what is/are "Language Arts"?
Cheers,
Teemu
Helsinki, Finland
--- JulieReneB@xxxxxxx wrote:
> My 6th grade daughter has an assignment for
> "Language Arts". It's one of
> those instances of "there is absolutely no way to
> appropriately complete the
> assignment". Things like this just baffle me --
> what exactly is she supposed to
> be learning from this?? I have replicated the
> assignment below. Maybe some
> mind-altering substance would help...
> ~~~~~~~~~
> Explain why each of the following is not a correct
> cause and effect sequence
> of events. Then, on the back or a separate sheet of
> paper write a correct
> cause and effect sequence using the same starting
> event.
>
> 1. Event 1: Mr. Wartbat discovers his house is
> infested with rats.
>
> Event 2: The rats laugh at Mr. Wartbat
> behind his back.
>
> Event 3: Mr. Wartbat has no idea he is being
> mocked.
>
> Event 4: The rats wait until he is asleep
> and paint a false mustache
> on Mr. Wartbat.
>
>
> 2. Event 1: Millie the dog scratches all day.
>
> Event 2: Millie has hundreds of fleas.
>
> Event 3: The fleas form a circus.
>
> Event 4: Millie watches the fleas for hours
> as they practice their
> trapeze act.
>
>
> 3. Event 1: Detective Burton finds hair and
> glass at the crime scene.
>
> Event 2: Detective Burton hates his job.
>
> Event 3: Detective Burton applies for early
> retirement
>
> Event 4: The hair belongs to the first
> suspect.
>
> ~~~~~~~
>
> Some could make sense -- like Millie the dog has
> hundreds of fleas causes
> Millie the dog scratches all day (however, in that
> one, the first event is
> supposed to stay the same which makes it impossible
> to .....oh never mind).
>
>
>
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