Re: Subject / Object / ?

En réponse à Elliott Lash :


>  I really think this depends on the school and the
>state and the specific teacher. I hate the way the
>Europeans on this list seem to think that ALL American
>schools will be horrible, no matter what. Both my
>Elimentary School, Middle School and High School
>English classes spent time talking about Grammar. And
>I knew about Subjects, Objects and all the essential
>before I became a conlanger and a linguist. I'd
>appreciate a little less broad generalizations.
>
>  Thank you.
And I hate when people use their own personal experience to state: "it 
isn't that bad", when I've read various surveys proving that despite some 
exceptions due to the decentralised nature of the education in the US, in 
*average* the situation *is* bad, and it's not improving (it may not be 
getting worse, but it's not getting better).

I *know* the education system in the US is decentralised. I *know* there 
are good schools in the US. But I also *know* that they are in the 
minority. I am *not* overgeneralising here. If you choose randomly a school 
in the US, you're more likely to find insufficient education rather than 
sufficient one (especially among public schools, and I believe because of 
lack of money rather than anything else). But it's true that if you find a 
good school, it's likely to be very good. But then, maybe I just have 
higher expectations regarding education that you all have.

As for the overrepresentation of people coming from good US schools here, 
remember that conlangers are hardly a representative group.

So, next time, before jumping at my throat, you may think a bit before (I'm 
not talking to Elliot alone here). I don't have the habit of talking about 
what I know nothing about. And I was just genuinely surprised by the 
question Rodlox asked, which should indicate that I had a higher opinion of 
the US education system*s* than you seem to think I have. But I must say 
it's just one more piece of circumstancial evidence that I got that proves 
that *in average*, the US education level in primary and secondary schools 
is not good enough.

Christophe Grandsire.

http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr

You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang. 

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