So if you are familiar with my blog, you are used tot he occasional post about college life....well, more about my occupation as a student - online student. One of the hazards of being an online student is the form of communication.
While I love the idea that I don't have to actually interact (you know...face to face...) with these people; I DO have to communicate with them in the form of online discussion points and in the team group section.
(As you are all aware I LOVE online learning groups......no one EVER said)
The communication part is the aspect of college life I have a problem with. I am not an anti-social person but I cannot tolerate proper attempts at writing.......and it is a chronic problem. The type of thing that when you read their posts; your mouth hangs open and you literally feel yourself begin to cry......
A little dramatic? I give you Exhibit A.
A. responsiblitys
Yes. You read it right. Now spelling errors happen. To the best of us. But the source of such errors are what make me cringe and despair.
The above misspelling is from a TEACHER. A TEACHER. A BIOLOGY TEACHER.
I...I....just....can't.....WHAT?????
Yes, there is a high school biology teacher in my current ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE class and this is one OF MANY misspellings in a 4 sentence response.
So you have poor grammar, ok. But you also have SPELL CHECK. AND you have Grammar check in the online posting section.....and you have a TEACHING DEGREE. Really????
Exhibit B.
B. And I quote...." And another thing that is bad from what I read."..... Oh My God. There is so much wrong with this sentence. AND YES, it was a WHOLE sentence.
It was taken from another fellow student that is a BA-holding, intern that is currently going on a field study trip with a 'well-known' research institute.
BASTARDS. This person gets an internship and I have to suffer through their incoherent babble in an online class. There is something terribly wrong with the world of academia.
Exhibit C.
C. And I quote, "If poor countries get aid from us - you know food and medicine - why are they still starving. They should be happy. And living longer. It's like welfare we give poor people here".
In response to a class discussion about world hunger and the ambitious U.N. goals of eradicting hunger and poverty throughout the world.
*facepalm*
Apparently you missed the point of the discussion.
This is from a government employee.
While I understand the frustration that many Americans have with our international policies regarding the funding of aid to countries in need - especially in light our own struggles with hunger and poverty.....um, that sentence is.....I can't even begin to point out why I want to punch this person in the face. With a brick.
COME ON people!!!!
This is exactly why I weep for our country and the future of education. While I respect the actions of these 'educators' to further their own understanding and work towards another academic degree - I shudder at the thought that they are currently responsible for the education of the current generations. The every generation that will be the educators, doctors and politicians of tomorrow. THAT is a scary thought.
I'm debating as to whether I should add ' Your ignorance is showing' to my signature line with every post.
