You came here to find out about a
ridiculously bad website! We'll tell you all
about one and then if you'll click HERE we'll send you to a site full of mistakes.
about one and then if you'll click HERE we'll send you to a site full of mistakes.
Ah yes, people living in glass houses might just consider the warning about throwing stones. We have been running this site for some time. Cirillo thinks their link is taking people to a site they were trying to call ridiculously bad. Instead, their link has been taking readers to a site that is making fun of Cirillo High School's apparent difficulty with basic communication skills. We assume their site was created by adults on the teaching or library staff and not children. More is the pity.
IS RUBEN CIRILLO HIGH
SCHOOL A WASTE OF
TAX MONEY?
I have no idea but I'm inclined to say no. I want to believe their Web Evaluation
web site is not indicative of the level of competence of the authors or their school.
In case you hurriedly take down the site or make changes, I will include some
screen grabs/screen shots of some of the things I found troubling on your site.
(The word "fromVaughn should be 2 words and the sentence is a fragment.)
(This sentence lacks punctuation and you have confused "thorough" and "through." If you use "through,"
you should omit the word "by." If you use "by," you can omit "through" or your incorrect word.)
(This is cute but :-) is NOT a recognized form of punctuation outside of Cirillo High School.)
(Trust me, the word you wanted to use was "there" and not "their." Youngsters
sometimes have trouble with "there," "their" and "they're." You aren't helping.)
(This sentence lacks punctuation.
Your em dash looks like a hyphen. You have
longer em dashes elsewhere on the site.)
(Why do you use punctuation with one sentence but not the other?)
(The second sentence is a fragment.)
(There is no such word as "sumit." You should have used "submit." The sentence
is also missing punctuation. It also should be rewritten—possibly using a colon.
This same sentence also contains a link to an apparent blank page without the form.)
(The word you need is spelled "Poverty.")
(You have misspelled "usefulness.")
(The second sentence is missing punctuation. The other mistakes were mentioned earlier.)
I have no idea but I'm inclined to say no. I want to believe their Web Evaluation
web site is not indicative of the level of competence of the authors or their school.
In case you hurriedly take down the site or make changes, I will include some
screen grabs/screen shots of some of the things I found troubling on your site.
(The word "fromVaughn should be 2 words and the sentence is a fragment.)
(This sentence lacks punctuation and you have confused "thorough" and "through." If you use "through,"
you should omit the word "by." If you use "by," you can omit "through" or your incorrect word.)
(This is cute but :-) is NOT a recognized form of punctuation outside of Cirillo High School.)
(Trust me, the word you wanted to use was "there" and not "their." Youngsters
sometimes have trouble with "there," "their" and "they're." You aren't helping.)
(This sentence lacks punctuation.
Your em dash looks like a hyphen. You have
longer em dashes elsewhere on the site.)
(Why do you use punctuation with one sentence but not the other?)
(The second sentence is a fragment.)
(There is no such word as "sumit." You should have used "submit." The sentence
is also missing punctuation. It also should be rewritten—possibly using a colon.
This same sentence also contains a link to an apparent blank page without the form.)
(The word you need is spelled "Poverty.")
(You have misspelled "usefulness.")
(The second sentence is missing punctuation. The other mistakes were mentioned earlier.)
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I count at least 17
mistakes on your site and I haven't done an exhaustive search.
These are 17 mistakes I've noted WITHOUT even getting into
content! I have some issues with your content but they are
matters of opinion. It is not a matter of opinion that you have
misspelled simple words and displayed poor communication skills.
Hopefully you don't see that open to debate.
As a supporter of education, I'd like to advise that you also took quite a risk by linking to a site you really didn't investigate or haven't occasionally reviewed. You took a huge risk for your school. I let you down easy with a little ridicule. My response has been posted for quite some time. People using the link you provided have been coming to this site. No harm was done. Can you imagine what a dishonorable person could have done in this situation? Secondly, can you imagine what an enemy of educational spending in general, or your school system or superintendent in particular, could have done by publicizing the mistakes educators made in spelling, grammar and punctuation? What's the answer to these problems? I'd start with a good "spell checker." There is no disgrace in using an editor either. What would be wrong with educators reviewing each other's work for typos and errors? We all make mistakes and I even add a disclaimer to my sites asking for corrections or comments. I believe you took kind of a cheap shot at me. I have returned your effort in kind. I hope you note that I have explained what I find wanting in your site and also made some positive suggestions for correcting the problem. We were amused to note that at least one other Upstate New York high school copied your site and apparently used the program. They even added a few misspelled words beyond Cirillo's efforts. For example, that school misspelled beneficial (as benefical) and nurture (as nuture). You can imagine the fun we had with the word "nuture." (Example: "When he caught the boy with his teenage daughter, the man threatened to nuture him with a rusty knife.") They either didn't notice or didn't bother to have you correct your mistakes. Indeed, they added to them. Can you imagine how the mistakes of these two groups of educators could be used as part of today's continuing attacks on education and teachers? It's tough enough getting the needed tax dollars. You haven't helped your profession. |