Smallie Bigs Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 How the fuck do you become a superintendent of a school district, punish teachers for failing the literacy test, and then fail it your damn self 3 times in a row?? Mass. School Superintendent Fails Test LAWRENCE, Mass. - This city's superintendent of schools, who recently put two dozen teachers on unpaid leave for failing a basic English proficiency test, has himself flunked a required literacy test three times. Wilfredo T. Laboy called his failing scores "frustrating" and "emotional." He blamed his performance on a lack of preparation and concentration, as well as the fact that that Spanish is his first language. "It bothers me because I'm trying to understand the congruence of what I do here every day and this stupid test," Laboy told The Eagle-Tribune of Lawrence in a story published Sunday. "What brought me down was the rules of grammar and punctuation," Laboy said. "English being a second language for me, I didn't do well in writing. If you're not an English teacher, you don't look at the rules on a regular basis." State Education Commissioner David P. Driscoll said he is aware of Laboy's troubles with the test, but would not say how many chances Laboy would be given to pass or what the consequences of another failure could be. He said Laboy was doing an excellent job leading the district, and is getting more time to prepare for the test. But he added, "He's going to have to pass. ... The situation will only get serious if he goes much longer without passing." Since 1998, all Massachusetts educators — from teachers to superintendents — have had to pass the Communications and Literacy Skills Test, which measures basic reading and writing skills, including vocabulary, punctuation, grammar, spelling and capitalization. Laboy, who receives a 3 percent pay hike this month that will raise his salary to $156,560, recently put 24 teachers on unpaid administrative leave because they failed a basic English test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intangible Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 haha? I weep for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$360 Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 yay for taxachussetts! we are wicked smaht! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 The thing that disturbs me more is the fact that he had to discipline 24 teachers for not having a grasp on the basics. He isn't teaching any classes to the kids, his job is to make sure that the system runs smoothly. I don't even think that would take a 5th grade education, so i don't really see how it is relevant that he is about to lose his job over commas and semi-colons. Bah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiffer Jet Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Originally posted by IntangibleFame I weep for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Daley Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Originally posted by mr.yuck so i don't really see how it is relevant that he is about to lose his job over commas and semi-colons. Bah. i bet 90% of america doesnt even know how to use a semi-colon; and the other 10% is probably most of our english teachers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 N<span style='color:F35769'>ow that's just fucking retarded.</span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BIGMETALCIRCUS Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 the lawrence school system has no accredidation. if you graduate high school there it means nothing, and you cannot get into any schools. bullshit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 ahahaha what a hypocrite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Bigs Posted August 5, 2003 Author Share Posted August 5, 2003 Originally posted by Sean Daley i bet 90% of america doesnt even know how to use a semi-colon; and the other 10% is probably most of our english teachers. Yeah and you're one of those cats who used the semi-colon wrong too. You should've used a comma. A semi-colon can be thought of as a pause that's longer than a comma, but shorter than a period. Example: My grandmother seldom goes to bed this early; she's afraid she'll miss out on something. Hate-mail welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daze One Million Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 i think she was just pointing out what a semi-colon is, ";", because i bet theres people up on this board that dont know the difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serum Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 i like watching boston public :dazed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Originally posted by Smallie Bigs Yeah and you're one of those cats who used the semi-colon wrong too. You should've used a comma. A semi-colon can be thought of as a pause that's longer than a comma, but shorter than a period. Hate-mail welcome. Yeah, and you're one of those cats who can tell people that they're wrong but can't explain why. The only difference between your example and her sentence is the use of a coordinating conjunction ('and' in this case). You're technically correct but instructionally bankrupt. Hate-mail delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 455 Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 No way.......hahahaha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/eur/images/powell-111002.jpg'> "not funny, dudes" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Originally posted by Smart Yeah, and you're one of those cats who can tell people that they're wrong but can't explain why. The only difference between your example and her sentence is the use of a coordinating conjunction ('and' in this case). You're technically correct but instructionally bankrupt. Hate-mail delivered. Actually, he did explain why in his first sentence. Infact, I'm not sure how much clearer he could have made it. His example was correct not by the inclusion of a 'coordinating conjunction', but by simply writing it properly. To say that he was 'only' right because he followed the rules is like saying I'm only employed because I have a job. You're technically correct, but semanticaly impertinent. hate-mail returned to sender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
test pattern Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 DALEY GOT SHAFTED FOR REAL'LO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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