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1,400 Illegal Immigrant Kids Enter Miami-Dade Schools
NEWSMAX Wednesday, 03 Sep 2014 09:51 AM * By Melanie Batley
The Miami-Dade school district has seen an influx of 1,400
unaccompanied minors from Central America this year, forcing
it to expand first-year English language classes and assess new
educations needs.
According to National Public Radio, the flood of new students
into the district amounts to 800 more than last year.
"These kids basically all been here within a couple of months.
I think the ones that have been here the longest have been
here three months. We had one just enter a week ago,"
Miami Jackson High School Principal Carlos Rios told NPR.
(Emphasis added by submitter)
"Obviously, the first week of school we saw about 100 students
come in, and it hasn't stopped. You see the office out there,
there's still parents coming in, there's still students coming in."
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: derfreebie
That be funny, yo.
my Lobster be hangin' and lobbin'.
originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: derfreebie
my Lobster be hangin' and lobbin'.
I had to look that one up in the book filled with words.
Apparently you have a stoat that is droopy.
originally posted by: derfreebie
Lastly:
I’m sure there are still English Composition students that
caught the third problem, aren’t there?
JUST A STUPID KNUCKLE DRAGGING TOOL MAKER FROM CHICAGO, retired
"...there's still parents coming in, there's still students coming in."
If the findings sound far-flunged, so to speak, researchers point out that Yellowstone’s last massive eruption spewed ash over tens of thousands of square kilometers.
originally posted by: DISRAELI
I've always been addicted to very accumulative sentences, because thoughts link up with each other and I want to express that.
I cut them down as a concession to this site by starting fresh sentences with "And" or "But", which in itself goes against all the rules I was taught in school.
I think the more serious problem is misuse of words, which matters because it impedes communication.
An especial problem now is the habit of "spell as you talk" combined with sloppy diction.
The worst example that I know is the spelling of "cannot" as "can"; so that if somebody writes "you can do that", it's impossible to tell whether he means "yes" or "no".
originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: derfreebie
There is nothing quite as damaging to a persons argument than an inability to communicate it effectively. Personally speaking, my concern about the quality of grammar used on this site, is rather less to do with how poor grammar affects me as a person (I can usually just about make out what it is that people are talking about, unless their spelling is as terrible as their grammar, in which case... eek), and rather more to do with the fact that in order to contribute effectively and in a manner which is useful to the membership, it is necessary to have a bare minimum of ability to read, comprehend, and write in English.
I worry for those members who have not grasped the importance of good grammar, because I can only assume that their enjoyment of their membership cannot possibly be as great as my own, and given that I value my membership here very much, I want everyone to be able to enjoy theirs, at least as much as I do mine! That, however, is hard to do if by lack of comprehension, one cannot discern the meaning of a good post, or for that matter if ones grammar is so poor that the entire effort of communication is a failure.
originally posted by: TrueBrit
a reply to: derfreebie
The thing is, there is nothing wrong with the occasional mispelling or grammatical gaffe. However, trying to read some of the more opaque posts that I have seen, is like trying to decode some kind of quantum cryptographic puzzle, which changes ten quadrillion times per nanosecond, and can only be seen if one is standing on ones nose, and repeating the words "Gobble, draw, pick, wobble" over and over again.
Tricky, in other words.
As for the t-shirt idea, just go ahead! I would wager that since there are only two hundred and sixty eight thousand, six hundred and eighty six members here, the chances of you bumping into one of the small percentage of them who would complain and get you into trouble over it are not something to concern yourself with overmuch!