Comments on: nu zlnd ed sux?

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:22:41 +0000

@jessi: While it might be true that this step is not geared at encouraging text-speak and the like, and only accepting spelling errors, the articles never touched on that. That is most likely for the added sensationalism, which attracts readers, much like it attracted me and the slashdot community. Sensationalism aside, the article leads me to believe that by accepting text-speak, the powers that be in NZ are allowing the elevation of test scores for those who could not properly plan out the timing of an essay or series of questions, and therefore had to resort to the shorthand to quickly jot down their responses. Spelling mistakes are one thing, text-speak on an exam is outright stupid.

By: jessi

jessi — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:28:15 +0000

So, I talked with my NZ friends about this, and they were all like, (sigh) “It’s not that. It’s just saying that they’ll allow spelling mistakes, which they’ve always done.” Or something to that effect. So maybe it’s not like encouraged, but just grudgingly accepted.

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Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:08:41 +0000

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By: jessi

jessi — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:39:48 +0000

I’ll have to tease my NZ friends about this one.

By: Al

Al — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 21:08:50 +0000

R U 4 Real?