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New Zealand has sunk to a new low in modern education. A number of high school students have started a petition to not be failed on a national history exam as they did not understand the meaning of the word 'trivial'. For those not in the know, trivial means "of little value or importance" which aptly describes this petition given that it is being made by grade 13 high school students who by all rights should know the meaning of this word. More than 2400 people have signed the petition 'expressing their frustration with the exam question'. Student Logan Stadnyk claimed that he was "lucky" to have known what the word meant, as half his class didn't. "New Zealand History Teachers' Association chairman Graeme Ball has sided with the students calling the exam a 'little bit of a snafu'" but not providing an adequate answer as to why students in grade 13 would not understand a common English word.
Have the three Rs lost all meaning in schools? Are we failing our students? Or is this just another case of today's teens being snowflakes?
(Score: 1, Troll) by archfeld on Sunday November 18 2018, @02:02AM (2 children)
Where in that post is even a mention of anti-Semitism, or a mention of any religion, or people except a vague reference to (((((They))))) ?
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(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Pslytely Psycho on Sunday November 18 2018, @07:09AM (1 child)
While you're correct there was no direct reference, our alcohol soaked friend is quite fond of dog whistles and uses 'they, or them' frequently to refer to the Jews that really run the country and are hiding under his bed and in his closet.
If a bagel shop opened up across the street, it would be confirmation to him that 'they' were invading his neighborhood.
He's also not fond of anyone darker than typing paper.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 19 2018, @08:13PM
There was a direct reference. If I say 'jew' or 'kike' or '(((they)))' the meaning is direct and clear. Two of these carry vitriol and imply hatred and bigotyr, though.
If you don't know 'trivial' or you don't know '(((they)))' that's fine. But when someone else uses them, you should assume they do know the words they're using.