Is the bad grammar and spelling on this site an indication of a failing education system?

Question

Is the bad grammar and spelling on this site an indication of a failing education system?

Answer 1

I would think that the main indication of a failing education system was the creation of the Department of Education, and the standardized curriculum.

Trust the government to educate its populace...not a great idea.

Answer 2

Nah ... I think it's a reflection of keyboard/text-msg-ing shortcuts, today's shorter attention spans, and basic laziness while cruising cyberspace.

The inability of people to THINK and PROBLEM-SOLVE is an indication of our failing education system!

Answer 3

The education system always gets a bad rap, but it is not the culprit in every case.  I think it is an indication of the importance of grammar and spelling in society.  Let's face it - word processing began the degradation of our language, (with the spell checker, who needs to know how to spell), e-mail has contributed (it is so much less formal than a letter, who needs to make complete sentences or read back through it to correct errors), and text messaging has completed the downfall (02: @TEOTD, meh)**.   And honestly, what importance do these skills have in many professions except for the freak paper or presentation?  Software developers don't need them.  The medical profession typically uses pre-fabricated phrases.  Teachers may be almost the only ones who do on a daily basis.

**Translation:  My two cents: At the end of the day, who cares?

Answer 4

No, it indicates you're to high strung on coffee and need to relax. This is not a business setting and people are just here to have fun.

Answer 5

no....

could you ever understand that English isn't our mother language?!...All non-English people know more that 3 languages...As I do and i am only 14 years old...I can't speak as you do...but I'm trying to...And you always say things about grammar and spelling...Stop that useless question OK?...

We know more things that you do...we don't speak only one F****ng language....we speak 3 or more....

ok???...

Come here and speak Greek as good as I can Speak English...

Answer 6

Is your question a case for a failing education system? In other words, you have posited a conclusion based on data you have collected.

1) What "failing system" do you mean? Are the posters all in the United States? Are they all graduates of a "system" or representative of home-schooling, public school education, and private schools?

2) Are grammar and spelling rules an essential content standard in most schools? Do you personally know the content standards for language arts?

3) Is the Yahoo Answers site a situation which calls for formal grammar and spelling?

Answer 7

Not necessarily.  There are many different age groups that ask and respond.  Some questions and answers are throughly thought out and some are simply thrown on in shorthand or internet lingo.