[AMRadio] Now: language use

[Bernie Doran]

My wife has argued for 40 plus years that there is a deliberate dumbing down 
in our school systems in order to make everyone more reliant on the govt to 
" take care of us" It has become impossible to argue against her view!!!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "C.L. Mitchell" <rsq14adam1 at hotmail.com>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2011 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Now: language use


>
> Unfortunately, it is true.  I published a 2 page 'cheat sheet' for a piece 
> of equipment and the XO came back to get it redone.  IIRC, the comment was 
> "Sarge, most of our troops won't be able to understand this" 
> [paraphrased].  And I thought I had written it simply.
>
> Mitch,  K9PNP
>
>
>> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 14:09:39 -0500
>> From: rbethman at comcast.net
>> To: amradio at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Now: language use
>>
>> Jim has hit the nail squarely on the head!
>>
>> I saw this back in the first half of the '70s in the Military, at first.
>>
>> The average reading level of the Enlisted members were THEN reading at
>> the 6th grade level.
>>
>> I worked at the Pentagon in the late '90s, and the Officer Corps,
>> (Branch NOT material!), were reading at the 8th grade level WITH degrees
>> under their belt! Their Advanced Course Training was making them get
>> tutors!
>>
>> Our overall education system is the root cause of where we are at.
>>
>> Teachers in our youngsters schools, such as my granddaughter's, aren't
>> even allowed to *suggest* that the very bright students read something
>> that IS at THEIR real level!
>>
>> Getting off of my old wooden crate that used to contain cleansing 
>> materials.
>>
>> Bob - N0DGN
>>
>> On 12/2/2011 1:55 PM, Jim Wilhite wrote:
>> > This problem has existed for a very long time. Until recently, the
>> > major problem was improper use of adjectives. Now it is, not only that
>> > but, improper use of verbs, nouns and conjugation.
>> >
>> > My wife did her thesis in the mid-80s. Her adviser finally told her to
>> > write at the 6th grade level so an adequate audience could read and
>> > comprehend the content. What has happened to setting an example in the
>> > field of higher education?
>> >
>> > Jim/W5JO
>> >
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