Prometheus 1,494 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 An education blogger in Utah is out of a job today after writing a blog post explaining "homophones" for the Nomen Global Language Center. Tim Torkildson said he was fired by his boss and NGLC owner, Clarke Woodger, for promoting a gay agenda. If you need a quick reminder from elementary school English class, a homophone is a word or words that are pronounced like another word but varies in spelling or definition, like "to, too, and two." This is not the same as a homophobe, which is defined as a person who hates or fears those who identify with a homos-xual orientation. “This blog about homophones was the last straw. Now our school is going to be associated with homos-xuality," Woodger allegedly told Torkildson before letting him go. Torkildson wrote a post about the firing here. “I had to look up the word,†Woodger allegedly told him, “because I didn’t know what the hell you were talking about. We don’t teach this kind of advanced stuff to our students, and it’s extremely inappropriate. Can you have your desk cleaned out by eleven this morning? I’ll have your check ready.†The story was picked up by the Salt Lake Tribune, where it reads as an article worthy of The Onion. According to the Tribune, Woodger says his reaction to Torkildson’s blog has nothing to do with homos-xuality but that Torkildson had caused him concern because he would "go off on tangents" in his blogs that would be confusing and sometimes could be considered offensive. Nomen is Utah’s largest private English as a Second Language school and caters mostly to foreign students seeking admission to U.S. colleges and universities. Woodger says his school has taught 6,500 students from 58 countries during the past 15 years. Most of them, he says, are at basic levels of English and are not ready for the more complicated concepts such as homophones. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/social-media-strategist-fired-after-blogging-about-homophones-2014-7#ixzz394lbrPBi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 53,226 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 OH MY GOD THIS IS UNREAL also incredibly sad that we live in a country in such an educational deficit that we don't know what homophones are. We have forgotten our public MANNERS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honza 2,194 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 is this a joke? it better be, I can't even believe someone can be so ignorant Come along with me and the butterflies and bees Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeleteMyAccount 11,881 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 We don’t teach this kind of advanced stuff to our students, Shouldn't we be doing that already?... Throughout most of high school, I felt like I was learning pointless stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staryu 6,162 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 mess x 10000000000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwings 12,957 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I clicked on this hoping it was an article from The Onion... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJHolland 12,725 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 This is a joke........ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addy Ezzie 2 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 That ignorance is worrying. So basically that man's boss fired him because there was "homo" in "homophone" ? Wow, how smart... And by the way, this is not an advanced level term; does this guy think foreign students are dumb or what ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandemiya 61 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 This is a joke........ Sadly it's not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haroon 49,685 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Not sure whether to laugh or cry What on earth is this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespertine 3 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 :smh: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MahoganySnitch 67 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Can you imagine the look on their face when they realize they are HOMO Sapiens in terms of biology? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus 1,494 Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share Posted July 31, 2014 Can you imagine the look on their face when they realize they are HOMO Sapiens in terms of biology? THESE KIDS ARE NOT READY FOR THIS YET!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MahoganySnitch 67 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 THESE KIDS ARE NOT READY FOR THIS YET!!! Teacher: we aren't homos!!1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzily 14,571 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 wut Inside my head I have the best time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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