Getting a Good Educaiton

[jrkeller]

Typo on diplomas embarrasses Ohio principal

With several of my daughter's friends graduating high school, I found this story humorous.

[NEOWatcher]

I was going to slip that one into a Gillianren thread.
It's really big news here.
Every local channel 3, 5, 19 is carrying the story (except one, I don't think they read the paper yet)
Although there's not much more, the newspaper's (front page) story is the most comprehensive.

[Swift]

I actually feel sorry for the school administrators. I read in the paper that they had proofed the diplomas, and made some corrections. The corrections were made, but the printer made a new mistake when they corrected the old ones.

I had a similar experience from years ago, back when companies had secretaries and word processors were new. I was having a journal paper typed up by a temporary secretary we had. She'd type it up for me, and I'd proof read it, fix typos, and give it to her to correct. I'd get the corrected copy back, but there would now be a bunch of new mistakes. We went through this twice before I asked her what was up. Instead of correcting the digital copy she had saved, she was retyping the whole thing each time, and of course was making new typos.

[NEOWatcher]

I actually feel sorry for the school administrators. I read in the paper that they had proofed the diplomas, and made some corrections. The corrections were made, but the printer made a new mistake when they corrected the old ones.

Worse yet... did you catch the name of the company? They are not just a printer.

Per their website:

founded in 1897, is a leading provider of products, programs and services that help people celebrate important moments, recognize achievements and build affiliations. The company's products include yearbooks, class rings, graduation products and products for athletic champions and their fans.

[Delvo]

At my high school graduation, many of us got diploma cases with no diplomas in them because our diplomas had had something go wrong with the names. We were mailed the corrected diplomas later. It wasn't a news story and nobody seemed to think it was a big deal. I don't see how this is, either.

It's not nearly as funny as the one that ended up on the résumé of one person I knew. In wildlife biology, a "banding" project is one in which animals (especially birds) are captured and little rings/bands are put around one of their legs at the ankle to establish their identities if they're captured elsewhere later. She had work on such a project in which the subject species was wood ducks. But when she tried to write "wood duck banding" as part of her experience, she replaced the "u" with an "i"...

[NEOWatcher]

At my high school graduation, many of us got diploma cases with no diplomas in them because our diplomas had had something go wrong with the names. We were mailed the corrected diplomas later.

I've also heard of schools doing that to avoid problems with mixing them up, and I've heard of schools doing that because the diplomas were not ready.

It wasn't a news story and nobody seemed to think it was a big deal. I don't see how this is, either.

Normally; No, but I think it's the nature of the typo that makes it kind of ironic. Of all words to get wrong...

[Gillianren]

At my high school graduation, we got empty diploma cases and didn't get our actual diplomas until we'd returned our gowns.

[Larry Jacks]

At my high school graduation, many of us got diploma cases with no diplomas in them because our diplomas had had something go wrong with the names. We were mailed the corrected diplomas later. It wasn't a news story and nobody seemed to think it was a big deal. I don't see how this is, either.

My youngest stepson was a pretty dismal student in high school. My wife and I were sweating out whether he would graduate. When they called his name and handed him his diploma, I was tempted to yell out, "Run before they realize they screwed up!"

Funny thing: he went into the Navy and did quite well. He married a terrific woman (who is a lawyer for UPS), went to college, and is now a Navy Ensign working as an Emergency Room Nurse at 29 Palms, CA. He (with a lot of help from his wife) really turned himself around and is doing very well in life. High school doesn't dictate how you'll do in life, recent news articles to the contrary.

[mike alexander]

I mentioned it before, somewhere, but we got a resume' at work from an agency for a scientist applying for an analyst position. Among her competencies was work in 'Ramen spectroscopy'. Apparently the agency helpfully corrected the misspelled 'Raman'.

Or there's a new technique involving diffraction gratings and noodles I'm unfamiliar with.

[Swift]

Or there's a new technique involving diffraction gratings and noodles I'm unfamiliar with.

Sure, it was developed in Japan. You get your analysis in only 3 minutes. I did a lot of work with Ramen in grad school.