andrel wrote:

> I tend to agree in an manner. Of the university students I have had to 
> fortune to supervise, when they visited our lab, over the last couple of 
> years, an astonishing 100% was unable to write a decent report. They all 
> had writing skills that I normally associate with 12-15 year olds. None 
> of the reports conformed to a standard structure (intro (including 
> problem description), methods, (results), conclusions and discussion). 
> Some were almost day by day accounts of what happened '... and then we 
> did... and then he said...', most did not even use the spellchecker, and 
> don't get me started on grammar. Interestingly, I had nearly no say in 
> the grading and they all past their exam before I had a chance to 
> correct it. Apparently the society wants technicians and computer 
> science experts that are unable to write. But I don't.

OK, now you're just describing *me*. :-(

I have no idea how to write a report...

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