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Re: Caboose?

I've done that, but usually reserve the right to look at the dictionaries to
make sure nothing untoward is written in them.

Joel Rauber


I'm not concerned about students for whom English is their
second language.
Those students I allow to use a dictionary (their
language/English) at any
time--including during quizzes and tests.

Rick

----- Original Message -----
From: Leigh Palmer <palmer@SFU.CA>
To: <PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: Caboose?


'Caboose' I can understand, 'barge'--well maybe, but
'mule' and 'canal'!
There are (or should be) limits beyond which we simply
can't pander to
student ignorance.

I have lots of immigrant students. I gave a problem Friday
with the word
"colonize" in it. Three students asked me what it meant; all were
relatively new to English.

Leigh