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 #2 (permalink) Sun Jun 22, 2008 22:54 pm What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"? |
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Molly
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:49 am What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"? |
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| "Literacy" means the ability to read and write, and "oracy" means the ability to swim with orcas. |
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Jamie (K)
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:14 am What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"? |
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| Jamie (K) wrote: |
| "Literacy" means the ability to read and write, and "oracy" means the ability to swim with orcas. |
I see. And which skill is considered most important by state/public schools? |
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:33 am What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"? |
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| Jamie (K) wrote: |
| "Literacy" means the ability to read and write, and "oracy" means the ability to swim with orcas. |
Good one, Jamie. :mrgreen:
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:41 am What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy"? |
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| Yankee wrote: |
| Good one, Jamie. :mrgreen: |
Useful to the thread subject? |
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Molly
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:57 am What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy" |
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| Molly wrote: |
| Jamie (K) wrote: |
| "Literacy" means the ability to read and write, and "oracy" means the ability to swim with orcas. |
I see. And which skill is considered most important by state/public schools? |
Nowadays the ability to swim with orcas is valued more than literacy. You can be as dumb as you want, as long as you "save the whales". |
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| #8 (permalink) Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:38 pm What do you understand by the words "oracy" and "literacy" |
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| Whale I never! |
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