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re: My son's teacher counts off 10pts per misspelled word
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:12 am to arcalades
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:12 am to arcalades
I'm with you, if this "teacher" would quit banging students long enough to actually teach, then she would realize that there's more important things to grade than spelling.
Spelling corrections are a crutch for shitty teachers.
Spelling corrections are a crutch for shitty teachers.
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Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:12 am to chinhoyang
quote:Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, F Scott Fitzgerald, and others all did just fine without being good spellers. Spelling is the least important writing/English skill.
People need to learn how to spell. When I taught college classes, I was appalled at how poorly some of the students spelled.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:13 am to kywildcatfanone
quote:for the 8th time, nobody has said she shouldn't count off anything. The question is whether 10pts a word is too much.
, I don't blame the teacher for counting off points
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:14 am to arcalades
quote:
for the 8th time, nobody has said she shouldn't count off anything. The question is whether 10pts a word is too much.
No way to know that without seeing the other 80 words.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:16 am to arcalades
quote:
I had full tuition scholarship
Okay princess.
quote:
so what do you think they might refund?
All of it?
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:16 am to LucasP
quote:I'm certain this teacher won't bang any students; however, I am concerned about the principal. She is very attractive and loves to show off her body and legs. She frequently walks around during football practice is skimpy shorts. And I mean very short shorts.
I'm with you, if this "teacher" would quit banging students long enough to actually teach, then she would realize that there's more important things to grade than spelling.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:16 am to arcalades
quote:
Ernest Hemingway
Oh, good. Mr. (or Mrs., I suspect...) English major and professor spelled his name correctly this time.
But I suppose unnecessarily adding letters to words is just the informal way of spelling.
Earnest Hemingway
This post was edited on 8/21/15 at 11:18 am
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:17 am to arcalades
Maybe the teacher has it out for your son because she realizes how big of a jackass his dad is
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:18 am to arcalades
So the principle is a whore and you're kid's teacher is too worried about spelling to actually teach. Have you considered filling a lawsuit or at least switching schools? This doesn't sound like a good place for a developing mind.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:19 am to Deactived
quote:that would be very unprofessional of her, not to mention she couldn't have possibly known I'm a jackass during the first 3 days of school. Is she also punishing the other students bc I'm a jackass?
Maybe the teacher has it out for your son because she realizes how big of a jackass his dad is
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:20 am to arcalades
quote:
Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, F Scott Fitzgerald, and others all did just fine without being good spellers. Spelling is the least important writing/English skill.
I would like to add to this that Einstein and Faraday both struggled with math and they were huge contributors to science. Just in case anyone was going to suggest that math was somehow important.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:21 am to UGATiger26
quote:what are you laughing at, bozo. that is not how you spell his name. See, I know bc I used to teach his work.
Earnest Hemingway
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:21 am to arcalades
Maybe give it a little time to really see how this teacher is before you throw a hissy fit on the Internet
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:21 am to Big Scrub TX
quote:Interesting that you dodged the question.
Are you saying smart people don't make mistakes?
Smart people suffer for their mistakes too.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:22 am to arcalades
quote:
what are you laughing at, bozo. that is not how you spell his name. See, I know bc I used to teach his work.
It was you who spelled it that way a few pages ago
OK, exiting thread. I know it's a troll job, but I have to admit that it provided some good entertainment.
This post was edited on 8/21/15 at 11:23 am
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:23 am to Deactived
quote:
Maybe give it a little time to really see how this teacher is before you throw a hissy fit on the Internet
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:24 am to UGATiger26
quote:Stupid people like you are easily entertained, I'm sure. Yeah, I made up all of this just for fun.
I have to admit that it provided some good entertainment.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:25 am to CptRusty
quote:I didn't say that spelling was unimportant, but taking 10 points off for each misspelled word is disproportionately weighting and penalizing spelling errors.
This is asinine. Just because there are calculators doesn't mean you don't need to know how to add and subtract.
Now I'm assuming this was a general writing assignment, but if he took a point or two off, or as a percentage of words written, then that would be reasonable. As it was explained, as a student writes more content, he/she will have a greater chance of being penalized.
This post was edited on 8/21/15 at 11:29 am
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:25 am to arcalades
quote:
Interesting that you dodged the question.
Not seeing much of a dodge there. Saying smart people suffer for their mistakes seems to acknowledge that smart people make mistakes.
Posted on 8/21/15 at 11:25 am to LucasP
quote:The Einstein part is a myth. Has been completely debunked. thanks for trying though.
Einstein
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