Literacy Crisis In Tasmania

[icyfroth]

At least half of Tasmania's population can't read or write properly and test results are showing a growing gap between Tasmanian teenagers and those on the mainland.

The latest global report card on 15-year-olds found that 47 per cent of Tasmanian teenagers failed the minimum standard of English, compared to 36 per cent nationally.

Tasmania's disturbing figures are not dissimilar to other parts of rural and regional Australia, but there is growing concern that the spending of more than a billion dollars a year is doing little to tackle the problem.

As Suzanne Smith reports, some experts say there will be no improvement without deep cultural change.

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I was listening to the discussion about this on Hack the other night.

Apparently the schooling system has a lot to do with it. School finishes for most in year 10. To go on to year 12, students have to move to the city to complete their education at one of only 2 colleges.

[gleee58]

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@the_great_she_elephant wrote:

Still no takers.

She-ele, in your opinion is "I expressed" said in the third person?

"I expressed"  is first person singular, past tense.

"You expressed," would be 2nd person, singular or plural, past tense.

"He, she, it expressed " 3rd person singular etc.

"We expressed" - 1st person plural etc

"They expresed" 3rd person plural. etc

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Yes, that was my thought too.  Thanks she-ele.

It was one of the most ludicrous rants I've seen in a long time.  The grown man shouting at a woman for speaking in the third person when she had clearly said "I expressed".  

[the_great_she_elephant]

If i wanted to show off and be really pedantic I could tell you that "I expressed" is  first person singular, past tense, active voice.

In the passive voice it would be "It was expressed by me." (or, in the context of your original sentence, "concern was expressed by me.")

[gleee58]

I'm not expressing my views about this

[the_great_she_elephant]