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> I suppose this question provides the perfect example of why I'm not a fan of
> certification: our high schools generally don't teach graduates to read,
> write, or think, yet award them diplomas anyway.
Just to be contrary and play devil's advocate, maybe that's why we need
certification: because the schools aren't reliable. :-)
Any way, the argument that schools teach grammar doesn't mean that they
prepare everyone to be a tech-writer. I took some compulsory metal work
in high school, and, while I enjoyed whacking away at the forge, that
doesn't mean I'm qualified to be a blacksmith.
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