July 21st, 2005 at 11:45 am
In order for wisdom and knowledge to be transmitted from one person to another or from one generation to another, it is imperative that we maintain consistency in our language. We have already seen the results of what happens when someone changes the definition of “public use“. Other incidents of language abuse include “gay marriage” and “pro-choice“.
So when teachers in London, according to Reuters, want to remove the word “fail” from British classrooms and replace it with “deferred success”, it’s a headache that can only be relieved by George Carlin. Deferred success? One day, a student will succeed? Is a grade card supposed to state what will happen in the future, or what happened during the last grading period?
Did United Airlines fail to get me to Grand Junction on time Monday, or did they just defer their success? Hint: they didn’t pay for the one-way rental car to Grand Junction nor the hotel stay in Washington, D.C.
On the plus side, a black conservative group, Project 21, is combating ebonics instruction in California public schools.
“There are some who would prefer the San Bernardino school system and other schools throughout the United States take the easy way out by sending our children into the world without a grasp of basic English skills,” Kevin Martin, a member of the group, said in a statement.
Add the London Professional Association of Teachers to that list.
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