Limeoutsider
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I thought this was cute http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/08/03/superintendent.test.ap/index.html
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School Superintendent Fails English Test
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milagros317
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Why am I not surprised? 😀 Sigh.
Thanks for the link, L.O.
Thanks for the link, L.O.
That is a total disgrace. Not only did he fail the test, but then tried to make excuses for why the test is "stupid" and in"congruous".
This man is supposed to be an ample role model for the youth of America? A man who cannot properly communicate in the language which is used at the school system which employs him? Someone who suspends other educators which fail the same test? Someone who attempts to weasel out of his own misfortunes?
I am truly incensed at this, and I thank you, LO for bringing this to the table!
This man is supposed to be an ample role model for the youth of America? A man who cannot properly communicate in the language which is used at the school system which employs him? Someone who suspends other educators which fail the same test? Someone who attempts to weasel out of his own misfortunes?
I am truly incensed at this, and I thank you, LO for bringing this to the table!
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Here's the story so you won't have to access the link. Reminds me of the old adage, "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach!"
School superintendent fails must-pass English test
Sunday, August 3, 2003 Posted: 10:02 PM EDT (0202 GMT)
LAWRENCE, Massachusetts (AP) -- This city's superintendent of schools, who recently put two dozen teachers on unpaid leave for failing a basic English proficiency test, has himself flunked a required literacy test three times.
Wilfredo T. Laboy called his failing scores "frustrating" and "emotional." He blamed his performance on a lack of preparation and concentration, as well as the fact that Spanish is his first language.
Somehow not preparing for an exam you've already flunked twice seems... I don't know... too dumb to be believed?
"It bothers me because I'm trying to understand the congruence of what I do here every day and this stupid test," Laboy told The Eagle-Tribune of Lawrence in a story published Sunday.
Gee, he doesn't understand what this test has to do with his job. (Must be why he didn't bother to prepare.) Just for starters, how about using proper english when addressing issues concerning his admisitration of the school system? (Probably make me feel better knowing that they guy who supervises my kid's teacher isn't a complete dumbass!)
"What brought me down was the rules of grammar and punctuation," Laboy said. "English being a second language for me, I didn't do well in writing. If you're not an English teacher, you don't look at the rules on a regular basis."
State Education Commissioner David P. Driscoll said he is aware of Laboy's troubles with the test, but would not say how many chances Laboy would be given to pass or what the consequences of another failure could be.
He said Laboy was doing an excellent job leading the district, and is getting more time to prepare for the test. But he added, "He's going to have to pass. ... The situation will only get serious if he goes much longer without passing."
Since 1998, all Massachusetts educators -- from teachers to superintendents -- have had to pass the Communications and Literacy Skills Test, which measures basic reading and writing skills, including vocabulary, punctuation, grammar, spelling and capitalization.
Laboy, who receives a 3 percent pay hike this month that will raise his salary to $156,560, recently put 24 teachers on unpaid administrative leave because they failed a basic English test.
School superintendent fails must-pass English test
Sunday, August 3, 2003 Posted: 10:02 PM EDT (0202 GMT)
LAWRENCE, Massachusetts (AP) -- This city's superintendent of schools, who recently put two dozen teachers on unpaid leave for failing a basic English proficiency test, has himself flunked a required literacy test three times.
Wilfredo T. Laboy called his failing scores "frustrating" and "emotional." He blamed his performance on a lack of preparation and concentration, as well as the fact that Spanish is his first language.
Somehow not preparing for an exam you've already flunked twice seems... I don't know... too dumb to be believed?
"It bothers me because I'm trying to understand the congruence of what I do here every day and this stupid test," Laboy told The Eagle-Tribune of Lawrence in a story published Sunday.
Gee, he doesn't understand what this test has to do with his job. (Must be why he didn't bother to prepare.) Just for starters, how about using proper english when addressing issues concerning his admisitration of the school system? (Probably make me feel better knowing that they guy who supervises my kid's teacher isn't a complete dumbass!)
"What brought me down was the rules of grammar and punctuation," Laboy said. "English being a second language for me, I didn't do well in writing. If you're not an English teacher, you don't look at the rules on a regular basis."
State Education Commissioner David P. Driscoll said he is aware of Laboy's troubles with the test, but would not say how many chances Laboy would be given to pass or what the consequences of another failure could be.
He said Laboy was doing an excellent job leading the district, and is getting more time to prepare for the test. But he added, "He's going to have to pass. ... The situation will only get serious if he goes much longer without passing."
Since 1998, all Massachusetts educators -- from teachers to superintendents -- have had to pass the Communications and Literacy Skills Test, which measures basic reading and writing skills, including vocabulary, punctuation, grammar, spelling and capitalization.
Laboy, who receives a 3 percent pay hike this month that will raise his salary to $156,560, recently put 24 teachers on unpaid administrative leave because they failed a basic English test.
