In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in high school to teaching Remedial English in college. – Joseph Sobran
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Neither of my (1st-generation) parents finished high school, but they were smarter than most college grads in ’14.
They ALSO knew who the Vice President was… ❤️
Tell me bout it Read Caesar’s Gallic Wars as HS Fresh Last cert Latin teacher retired 3yrs ago @ local HS
@famousquotenet crescat scientia vita excolatur
remedial everything according to someone that is a teacher, and commented on your tweet.
the power of union led teachers shines on.
And arabic….
Hain’t been that long–I took Latin in HS
Ahhh!…
HOLA!!…Estas es Mucho Bueno Senior??.VIVA LA.. OBAMAPUTO!..100yrs We Won’t Be the USA… http://t.co/wVWLl23if4
New youth political movement?
Yeah, but the way things are working out, even that won’t matter since none of us speak Mandarin or Cantonese…
In 40 years, really…
Kids are taught how to put on condoms , so all is not lost. O MY !
Yup.
Thank you Liberals!
when you make something for everyone, it inevitably gets worse. See pop music as an example
@famousquotenet hmm that’s erm progress?
Cogito, ergo sum
and barely well, at that.
“: In 100 years we’ve gone from teaching Latin & Greek in high school to teaching Remedial English ⇒ http://t.co/vXYsWUhEX5”
@famousquotenet 100 years ago not everyone went to high school
yep Federal Dept of Ed built that !!
@famousquotenet yep but then very few being educated being basics. Now everybody.
now that’s sad
too true
@Mikoshoes17 in the 1960’s it was mandatory that I take English French & Latin in high school. who can parse a sentence?
Pretty sad —
That is really a very important point. We ignore the de-evolution of our society at our own peril.
and english as a second language
@BAMAPERRY @KittyKittyKimmy @fubaglady
So true. We have old primers used then. Elementary English is easily equivalent to high school English now.
@shambolicity You speak English ????
That is funny…….
Common-core to the rescue!! NOT
@famousquotenet WTF happened ?
1914: latin & ancient greek in USA = obsolete foreign languages. 2014: English in USA = obsolete foreign language
But Liberals scream like a pig under a gate when people Infer the union has any part in the decline since Teachers unionize
Actually switched majors in college from archeology to history bc had to learn Latin & Greek…I just wanted to be Indy!
@famousquotenet Its only fair we replace math and science with African history. Low IQ is racist and unfair. #Ferguson
that’s because only those who would or could went to high school
hard to believe, I know English no longer official or majority language, but latin & greek were not either 100 years ago.
@famousquotenet This is due to illegal immigration!!!
Worse, Remedial English to nominal English speakers. (They speak no other language.)
Or remedial Spanish or actually Spanglish in California.
The joke is on us !
Among the top 5 reasons the U.S. became what WAS the greatest nation in history was a common language
Remedial English and math classes are now needed in college.
Actually, that’s closer to 50 years.
Blame it on the Boogie. http://t.co/67OjgPibox
Wait till Common Core gets done with them.
ah happy days remembered. Latin and Greek studied at grammar school, no remedial English thankfully,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Worse than that, most colleges also have remedial English courses for those who did not get it in high school
@crabracer. I was taught Latin, French and Spanish in high school in UK starting 1959. Latin shd be compulsory IMHO 🙂
Yet we talk about ending HeadStart because gains are lost by 3rd grade, instead of holding parents & teachers accountable
30 to a teacher,illegals barely speak English-American students R forced 2slow down learning. #DumbingDownAmericans
No real humor here. Education system: Mega-Fail. A nation of idiots easier to control. Teach English to all. Build wall!
100?? Not even 25
Why is that?
not only in high school also community colleges. Interesting to know how many in the class know what remedial means.
No shit.
liberals call that progress.
and that is neither political nor funny
Aaahhh! Progress.
@Chartoc English as a second language here in the US lol
obviously English is hard.
Really Sad Actually 😭💔 #WakeUpAmerica 🇺🇸
The downward spiral. Round and round it goes and where it stops nobody knows. Thank the Rabid Leftist and Progressives.
…Next stop….All Spanish.
#WakeUpAmerica #NOmoreDemocrats #NOCommonCore
And basic math and the whitewashing of history.
@rktreadwell Dumbing down the kiddies.The future looks bleak
Imagine thinking Judge Judy’s Supreme Court Justice
Oxygen!😵
@CottonAveSolon Whachu b sayin??
@famousquotenet LOL yep, whats wrong with this picture?
Remedial English is a racist notion. “We be talkin how be gots to be talkin, yo.” #blackspeakmatters #notsomuch
AND Spanish and Arabic, don’t forget…… #Pathetic
As the govt has become more left,the edu of our kids have become more inept&woeful->&unfortunately it’s costing more&more $
I’m not laughing
Less than 20% of today’s 8th graders could pass a typical 8th grade test from 1916.
do you expect these braindead, indoctrinated drones to learn anything else? #braindeadlibs
Really, really sad…but true.
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So, so, sad. They offer remedial classes in the City Colleges, too.
Next Universities so “Everyone can attend”.
wanna know why? Cause teachers now have to be parents more than teachers
@famousquotenet truly this is not funny but disheartening .😭☹️
progress
N’yup. Along w/3 R’s, we need ‘Citizen’ training, and pronto: https://t.co/ElZEnQ20Pg
HS? In Ma We had in Middle School But that was then This is now
@famousquotenet This ‘dumbing down’ of our nation is quite deliberate and has been planned for decades
The same has happend in Argentina . So sad
Really Sad.
Taught remedial and speedreading–in Berlin.
– Thanks, Democrats!
and rejecting classical authors because you know, Shakespeare’s too white.
@famousquotenet Wut? R U srsly?