TXT language allowed in exams.

[judecatmad]

At present it is only secondary schools, so Universities will hopefully not adopt this too.

Probably not, but what you'll then find is (as with the dumbing down of the curriculum to let the thick kids feel like achievers) the Universities will end up picking up the mess. Will make courses longer because Uni's will have to start teaching the basics just to get students through.

Dumbing down of the English language pisses me off - but then I guess it's not that much different to the Americanisation of the English language and that seems to be accepted by society rather (too) readily.

[stunz]

Laziness. The "next" generation is just bone-idle lazy. No two ways about it. If they can weasel out of doing something proper like, they will.

I also couldn't resist having a crack at trying to read that geek leet stuff and I think I figured it out...

1337 5p34|< 15 +3|-| L4n&ua&3 0f +3|-| +|2u3 \/\/uRd /\/\45t3|2 OMGLOLWTFBBQ!!!!!

"leet speak us the language of the true word master, Oh My Golly, Later On Loser, Wheres The Fucking Beer Bitch, Qrist!!!!"

[GR81]

My sister sends me text messages, and it's like some secret German code!

here, try this...

[pervert]

Retards and idiots are defined by what they don't know, not what they do know.

For example, if one had the ability to log on to this website and post in the forums, but not know how to extend that ability to look something up on "Wikipedia" or the "Urban Dictionary"; and also have a complete and utter lack of the understanding of "irony", well that one might accurately be described as, how you so eloquently put it, "some kind of retard".

Pfffft.

I guess the answer to my original question is yes, thank you for clearing that up.

[ManDownUnder]

Retards and idiots are defined by what they don't know, not what they do know.

For example, if one had the ability to log on to this website and post in the forums, but not know how to extend that ability to look something up on "Wikipedia" or the "Urban Dictionary"; and also have a complete and utter lack of the understanding of "irony", well that one might accurately be described as, how you so eloquently put it, "some kind of retard".

Pfffft.

I tend to disagree with the specifics of what you said, but the overall meaning... yeah.

I tend to define an idiot as someone that knows they don't know something they should (yeah - read it twice...) and then does nothing about it.

If you have an important gap in your knowledge and don't do anything about it - you're an idiot. If you have an unimportant gap on your knowledge then you may be wisely investing your time in something more worthwhile.

[marty]

Laziness. The "next" generation is just bone-idle lazy. No two ways about it. If they can weasel out of doing something proper like, they will.

I also couldn't resist having a crack at trying to read that geek leet stuff and I think I figured it out..."leet speak us the language of the true word master, Oh My Golly, Later On Loser, Wheres The Fucking Beer Bitch, Qrist!!!!"

and here's me thinking it was Oh My God Laugh Out Loud What The Fuck Bar Be Que

[jetboy]

wtf iz dis sht. seems lyk da gvnt iz rn by a bnch ov teenage skoolgurls (or skoolboy in heln clrks cse)

looking forward to the next election.....

[The_Dover]

jesus, any of these fuckstains start trying to communicate with me in retard speak then I'll knock their teeth and and break their fingers.

Give them a reason to speek loik a reetread.

[Mole_C]

Maybe the govt. wants more dropouts from uni? All the recent changes are steering secondary school away from the processes of uni and making it more likely to fail..... That and rap music

[Indiana_Jones]

Please tell me it's a joke.

Screw this, I'm gonna watch some more Thomas the tank engine episodes on youtube

*Indy puffs away to the Thomas theme*

-Indy

[jetboy]

jesus, any of these fuckstains start trying to communicate with me in retard speak then I'll knock their teeth and and break their fingers.

Give them a reason to speek loik a reetread.

...in no uncertain terms then haha.

Look forward to it guys, these are our future leaders we are talking about.

...Maybe you oldies need to get up with technology? (Joking - before I get The Dover knockin on my door)

[Brian d marge]

All I have to say on the matter is ...... To boldly go...... that was the fall of Mr Perrin ....

There are times and places for correctness, a game is fine for lert or what ever it is ... but a exam .....

A good example of Lert speak . Look at Tard me .. Selling a bike , you would have thought one could SPELL bike ....
NOT

Stephen

[MSTRS:Me]

We have an exam next Wednesday and some retard asked if we could write our essays in text language.... I think it is bloody stupid!

The tutor said no! She also brought up a very valid point. In our faculty if we wrote 'lng', in the paper I am sitting it would be seen as learning, but in another paper I am doing it would be seen as language.

A part of being an academic is being able to write fluently and, being a teacher, I would hate to have to decode every paper I was marking. It is hard enough with the terrible handwriting!!

Where was Hitcher?
Sorry Buffy, and I know it seems petty, but teachers, especially, must attain the highest standard.
What is this facsination with making things as easy as possible? Is it to ensure that as many as possible get to pass? I always thought that the point of school and exams was that approximately 50% would pass and the other 50% would fail. Scaling was there to ensure this. Yes, the world has changed since I was at school, but life will always have winners and losers, with graduations of success within each group. Lowering the bar to have more 'winner' is a recipe for disaster, as others have said.

[Swoop]

serrioulsy

Not that I would have expected better.

Maybe the govt. wants more dropouts from uni?

With the push for "success and retention" being prevalent, perhaps not.

[sAsLEX]

Hmmmm as I recall Asians generally do a lot better than other New Zealanders at being grammatically correct and using proper English...

Well after just finishing four years at Uni with alot of Asian foreign students I can categorically say your wrong. Some of them incredibly smart in their major subject, yet struggle to communicate in written language and in some cases oral communication.