Cold Case In Ellyson » interpret http://blog.coldcaseinellyson.com conversations with susan anderson Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:15:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Computers can’t read or (what!) interpret http://blog.coldcaseinellyson.com/2010/05/12/computers-cant-read-or-what-interpret/ http://blog.coldcaseinellyson.com/2010/05/12/computers-cant-read-or-what-interpret/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 12:30:56 +0000 admin http://blog.coldcaseinellyson.com/?p=160 My 6th-grade son has to write an essay. He writes it online. He submits it to some program. He gets a grade. What? Really? How ridiculous!!

Since when did computers come with the ability to read and interpret creative writing? That would be just before they take over the world. And just to show you how ridiculous that grading system is, you can increase your score by adding exclamation points! Really?? How crazy! His grade still wasn’t high enough with the !! so he added some nonsensical fluff. Eureka! Those sentences give him the A he is seeking!! Yeah!

No computer nor program will ever be a substitute for a teacher of English. Can’t happen. Computer programs are a wonderful tool for the writer, but they can never be the audience.

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