That would be awesome Simon: our own personal "Favorites."
Also, what's the status of the weird line parsing glitch?
Oubliette
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Can this forum mark the "Previously read" post so that I will land on the first unread post next log in?
by notjustyet inbasically it would be nice to come to the site and not have to wade through all the previously read ( by me) post on a thread.. i just want to initially land on the next unread post when i enter a thread.
does anyone know if this can be done or if it already worked that way where are the settings to make it happen.. thanks,.. njy.
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RB: Ouch! I´ll stop use all caps
Thanks!
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The NEW "Bible Teach" book
by Oubliette inthe new "bible teach" book is out!
thetruthbr has posted links for this and several other of the new publications.
as an educator, i am very interested in where the society is heading with their alleged "bible education" program.
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Good job, VI!
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The NEW "Bible Teach" book
by Oubliette inthe new "bible teach" book is out!
thetruthbr has posted links for this and several other of the new publications.
as an educator, i am very interested in where the society is heading with their alleged "bible education" program.
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Grreat Teacher: I still think 5th grade reading level is a little optimistic. Reading for the 5th grade classes I have taught was more advanced than JW literature.
I agree.
However, this is our subjective opinion, albeit one informed by years of classroom experience as teachers working with real curriculum. This is why I used these AI analytical tools to score the reading level of this new "Bible education" tool. It is completely objective and no one can accuse me of bias.
Another point I'd like to address in response to your comment as a professional educator: Even 5th graders can be taught emergent critical thinking skills. There is obviously none of that in any WT literature.
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The NEW "Bible Teach" book
by Oubliette inthe new "bible teach" book is out!
thetruthbr has posted links for this and several other of the new publications.
as an educator, i am very interested in where the society is heading with their alleged "bible education" program.
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Barrold: So it's really not surprising at all that the book is aimed at a low reading level.
True, but the old Bible Teach book was not significantly higher. When I ran the opening paragraphs from it through the same reading level analysis software it only scored one grade level higher.
This organization has absolutely NO materials designed to challenge an individuals thinking ability or satisfy a desire for deeper meaning and understanding. They used to have publications that at least appeared to do this, but those days are long gone. (For example, Crazy Freddie Franz' ideas were whacky and wrong, but at least they were interesting and as intellectually stimulating as a piece of good fiction).
Please also see my comments in the post immediately ^^^^^ above.
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The NEW "Bible Teach" book
by Oubliette inthe new "bible teach" book is out!
thetruthbr has posted links for this and several other of the new publications.
as an educator, i am very interested in where the society is heading with their alleged "bible education" program.
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Pete: Either the individuals writing this material have diminished reading and comprehensive abilities or they are trying to make sure that the message is simple enough for anyone to read and understand.
It's actually not that easy to write clearly and consistently at a specific level of reading ability. This suggests the your second hypothesis. Although I disagree with the "for anyone" piece. This writing suggests a deliberate targeting of people with limited reading ability and/or limited intelligence.
They are clearly NOT interested in appealing to anyone of above average intellect or academic ability. I believe that this is because they are very much aware that anyone in either of those groups just will not be interested in the religion, their belief or false promises.
Those that are stuck in the cult but that are reasonably intelligent are almost always held captive by the thread of being shunned by their entire family and alleged friends.
Let's review: It's a cult!
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rege brazzy, why don't you:
- Read the entire thread, and
- STOP POSTING IN ALL CAPS!
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Bohm: is this really what a book for adults is supposed to read?
Clearly not.
For those interested in a calculated grade level analysis of the NEW "Bible Teach" book, see this thread:
The NEW "Bible Teach" book
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The NEW "Bible Teach" book
by Oubliette inthe new "bible teach" book is out!
thetruthbr has posted links for this and several other of the new publications.
as an educator, i am very interested in where the society is heading with their alleged "bible education" program.
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Bohm: readability indexing calculator
You only need to use a random sample of 100 words of text, using complete sentences of course.
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The NEW "Bible Teach" book
by Oubliette inthe new "bible teach" book is out!
thetruthbr has posted links for this and several other of the new publications.
as an educator, i am very interested in where the society is heading with their alleged "bible education" program.
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The NEW "Bible Teach" book is out!
TheTruthBR has posted links for this and several other of the new publications.
As an educator, I am very interested in where the society is heading with their alleged "Bible education" program.So for fun I ran the first three paragraphs of chapter one through a readability indexing calculator.
The results were unsurprising. These opening paragraphs had an average score of 5th grade level (based on US standards, which are not exactly the highest on the planet).
What this clearly means is not a RAISING of the standards for academic rigor in JW-land, but a LOWERING of the bar. This is indicative of a deliberate dumbing down of the religion. The WT's target reading ability is a full three grade levels below the average reading ability of the general public. They're deliberately aiming at 11 year old children!
Really shameful!
Note the description of the scoring results below:
Grade Levels
A grade level (based on the USA education system) is equivalent to the number of years of education a person has had. A score of around 10-12 is roughly the reading level on completion of high school. Text to be read by the general public should aim for a grade level of around 8.
Readability Formula Grade
Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level 4
Gunning-Fog Score 6
Coleman-Liau Index 8.5
SMOG Index 4.1
Automated Readability Index 3.8
Average Grade Level 5.3