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highplainsdem

(48,979 posts)
Sun Feb 12, 2017, 12:10 PM Feb 2017

DeVos's Dept of Education tweeted a W.E.B. Du Bois quote this morning, and misspelled his name




Education must not simply teach work - it must teach life. – W.E.B. DeBois



Found thanks to a tweet from Tariq Nasheed, who included a screen shot of the misspelled tweet:




The US Dept of Education under #BetsyDeVos put up a tweet and misspelled W.E.B Dubois name. Thanks, Trump voters. #GoodLord


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DeVos's Dept of Education tweeted a W.E.B. Du Bois quote this morning, and misspelled his name (Original Post) highplainsdem Feb 2017 OP
It's... Turbineguy Feb 2017 #1
good one.. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2017 #6
Is this real? Kber Feb 2017 #2
But if one is really, really rich, one is often really, really convinced guillaumeb Feb 2017 #4
Good God! Vinnie From Indy Feb 2017 #3
Oh man - that US Dept of Ed twitter feed flygal Feb 2017 #5
Children: Always remember, speling maters. MineralMan Feb 2017 #7
Is Ralph Wiggum the deputy? nycbos Feb 2017 #8
Pretty soon all depts marlakay Feb 2017 #9

Kber

(5,043 posts)
2. Is this real?
Sun Feb 12, 2017, 12:13 PM
Feb 2017

It seems a bit too much.

I'm a terrible speller (I'm dyslexic), but I know that to carefully proof my stuff (and get someone's help if it's really public or important).

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
4. But if one is really, really rich, one is often really, really convinced
Sun Feb 12, 2017, 12:15 PM
Feb 2017

of one's own high intelligence.

marlakay

(11,468 posts)
9. Pretty soon all depts
Sun Feb 12, 2017, 02:23 PM
Feb 2017

Are going to go offline, no matter how civil or nice they try to be there is an army of online pitchfork citizens to remind them they are not happy!

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