Professor accused of racism for correcting grammar, capitalization

examiner.com ^ | 11/27/2013 | Joe Newby

[Steve_Seattle]

"What we're speaking to is part of a larger, institutionalized culture on campus,”

Which apparently - somewhat surprisingly, I might add - still insists on proper spelling and grammar. The question is how did these people get admitted in the first place to a university consistently ranked among the top 20 in the world.

[Steve_Seattle]

"These are graduate students which, at least when I was one, implies a level of competence and ability above that of a random undergraduate."

Or a sixth-grader.

[Steve_Seattle]

"2+2=4 THAT'S RACIST!!!"

Not to mention a tool of those in power to perpetuate the power structure and privileges of a European-centered patriarchy.

[Cicero]

Some truly enlightening stuff in this article!

I also got a kick out of some of the “related” articles listed at the bottom of this one:

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[Polyxene]

Maybe “Kenjus” is getting his PhD in ebonics-hence the poor grammar!

[The Antiyuppie]

“The soft bigotry of low expectations”

IMO, this does more actual harm than HARD bigotry ever did. Under hard bigotry, people still had faith in themselves.

[The Antiyuppie]

“Which apparently - somewhat surprisingly, I might add - still insists on proper spelling and grammar. The question is how did these people get admitted in the first place to a university consistently ranked among the top 20 in the world.”

A question to which you and everyone else knows the answer.

[Wiser now]

Are you referring to “Four years ago I couldn’t even spell engineer. Now I are one.” Perhaps?

[publius911]

Bookmark

[Squeako]

Social and Academic Justice barf stain

[Two Kids' Dad]

Y’all ain’t a’sposed to axe dat queschun.

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

"Those of us in the Engineering graduate school had a number of uncomplimentary (and accurate) observations regarding the academic prowess of Ed majors."

Well, speaking only for myself, I would be willing to pit my IQ against most any engineering grad any day of the week.

[RginTN]

Back in the day when there was segregated schools, black teachers and parents expected excellence.

Now these drama queens call that racism.

The men & women who opened the first black college institutions are rolling in their graves at this.

[vladimir998]

Good for that young man! A perfect score. That’s amazing.

[Osage Orange]

LOL!!!

[The Antiyuppie]

“Well, speaking only for myself, I would be willing to pit my IQ against most any engineering grad any day of the week.”

Same here...I spend a good part of the day working around their hardware/firmware mistakes. They think, like doctors, that possessing certain degrees automatically makes one “smart”. I went to high school with a few guys who became doctors, and they told me that the degree took about 10% intelligence and 90% hard work, study and sweat - that is, it is absolutely possible to become a doctor without being smart. It is absolutely impossible to become a doctor without working hard.