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Soooo.... one of the duties of my job is the tuition reimbursement program. I came across an application today that made me do a facepalm.
A current employee who is working on a bachelor's degree submitted an application that she wants to take a math course and a writing course. Actually, the second request was for Collage Composition.
Initially I thought this was an art class. Then I realized she meant "college" and I looked to see the name of the institution listed as XXX Community Collage. She is 29 and has been working in an office environment for 2 years and cannot spell college.
Facepalm.
I suppose it could be worse. She could have spelled it with a K.
Clearly, she needs a spelling course.
Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.
-Daniel J. Boorstin
Someone I know very well has 2 masters degrees.Recently she told me about her husband having "prostrate " surgery.
ReplyDeleteyou have to watch this video by Taylor Mali, called The The Impotence of Proofreading.....hysterical.
ReplyDeleteI posted it on my blog once.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OonDPGwAyfQ&feature=related
You sure about that? Because "Collage Composition" sounds like a pretty kick-ass course.
ReplyDeleteI guess a Kollage educayshon isn't worth much these days...
ReplyDeleteLol, it was probably me! I suck at spelling and when I re-read my blog posts sometimes I cringe!
ReplyDeleteI love these! They make me smile. I'm sure it gets old to you but not to me!!
ReplyDeleteI despised when my kids' English teachers couldn't spell! That made NO sense to me!
ReplyDeleteAlthough I feel like my spelling skills are deteriorating as I get older, I was a really good speller in my younger days! I cringe when I see a misspelled word in the newspaper or on signs. I could kick myself when I find an error on my blog even after I have proof-read it a few times!
ReplyDeleteI still think that collage composition sounds a lot more interesting that the real course!
I cOuld just fucking die!!!! I can't stand ignorant people!!!!
ReplyDeleteWHY are people like that?? I don't understand, that drives me nuts.
ReplyDeleteMy hubs father had a shirt that said, "Hookt on Fonix Werkt fer me."