Re: Testing non-students

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

Wait a min ----  I remember watching a movie where the hero has applied either
for a credential or a job teaching.  Part of the interview (subtitles added) was
conducted in Gaelic to ensure the applicant satisfied that requirement.  Later
(because of the movie) I asked a fellow student of German  (Dresden '98) if he
knew Gaelic -  "of course, necessary for my credential."

so you think a candidate for state office needn't be fluent in English?

bc

P.s. German almost became one of our national languages, and except for those
grandfathered (such as Gate Keeper) the Alisal School District (Salinas) requires
fluency in Spanish.  (The only exception, I can think of, is the school board!
and even the anglos on it are fluent


Laurent Hodges wrote:

> > Finally, there is an initiative in Washington State to require anyone
> running for public office to take the WASL test given to all 10th graders now.
>
> The most interesting testing program for public officials I've heard about
> was in the presidential election in Kyrgyzstan a few years ago.  During the
> Soviet years, when Russian was the only official language, the Kyrgyz
> language (and culture) had almost disappeared, but after independence it
> returned with a vengeance.  It was decided a few years after independence
> that presidential candidates must demonstrate their knowledge of Kyrgyz in
> a test administered by their equivalent of the French Academy.  The
> incumbent barely passed, but his chief opponent failed and was removed from
> the ballot, as were some other contenders.
>
> I wonder how George . . . oh, never mind.
>
> Laurent Hodges, Professor of Physics
> 12 Physics Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA  50011-3160
> lhodges@iastate.edu   http://www.public.iastate.edu/~lhodges