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Teaching Cynicism to Eleven-Year-Old Children

November 27, 2015 by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at 10:23 AM

The attached grammar assignment was sent in by the parent of a Halton Catholic grade 6 child, with the comment that "it’s simply beyond words that the teacher feels this message is OK to give to children".

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Not only did this teacher exercise poor judgment, but he missed the error in the following, ‘but we have no one that we can go to’.
It should read, ‘but we have no one WHO we can go to’.

Poor kids.  Poor taxpayers!  We certainly aren’t getting our $$‘s worth!

Posted by Bev on 11/27 at 01:29 PM

Should read, ‘but we have no one WHOM we can go to’.

I guess when I’m criticizing others, I would be smart to ck what I’ve written!

Posted by Bev on 11/27 at 08:09 PM

This teacher displayed a refreshing disregard for political correctness. And the story was funny.

I think this is an opportunity to lighten up.

Posted by Craig on 11/29 at 10:52 PM

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