Re: OT More pens (was Re: Phoneme winnowing continues)
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 10, 2003, 3:28 |
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Stone Gordonssen wrote:
> I really don't buy this as other than a very vapid excuse for why Johhny and
> Mary graduate from highschool but still can't read. Have been born and
> reared in the USA, I KNOW it can be better, even under *local* control.
John Cowan wasn't meaning that as an excuse for anything. He was
pointing out that any generalizations about "American education" are
invalid because it only applies for some school systems. School systems
in the US vary greatly in quality.
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