The written "boards" for ordination in our denomination are coming up, and it's been years since the exam readers thought the writing skill was sufficient. Three years in seminary for the MDiv that precede the GOEs (General Ordination Examinations) apparently don't make up for the poor writing skills that pass people through their bachelors'degrees, and our GOE readers will be glad to know it's not the only professional field (masters degree minimum) that is this way. And I know when I read teachers' notes, newsletters, and event publicity that our teaching degrees aren't much of an imprimatur on writing skills, either. Yet on oral exams people seem to do so well.

Something is broken here, folks. And has been, for quite some time.

~S~