Originally posted by prepstudinsc+Sep 19 2005, 07:16 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(prepstudinsc @ Sep 19 2005, 07:16 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Freddie53@Sep 18 2005, 11:23 PM
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So Monty I did find much humor in finding a typo in a post about having posts in good order before you click on "Add Reply."
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Freddie, I would be the last one to critique anyone's postings because yours are full of typos. Leaving off a y in they was a result of one of two things--either typing two fast (most likely) or that my wireless keyboard needs new batteries. I have noticed that sometimes it does drop letters as I type.
Big deal, I left off a y in the word they, you obviously knew what I meant. Do you want me to go through some of your posts quoting your typos? Don't get me started...
Anyway, my post was not about posts being in order, it was about teachers not teaching proper spelling or letting students pass when they COULD NOT or DID NOT spell properly. Go back and read.
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Monty, I was just being humorous about your error. It is the same error I make all the time. Had it not been in a post about spelling errors, it would not have been funny. I know you write well. I wasn't trying to critique your post. You have some very valid posts. And I apologize if I offended you. I just found it humorous.
And your retort pointed out what all of us need to remember, simple typos that have only one or two in a post are not the same as having nearly all the words wrong.
And I have realized that I make mistakes. I have lately tried to do better. Yes, that suggestion about clicking on "Preview Post" is what I have to do. The font it bigger and I can read it a lot better. I tend to read by the outline of words. Often I find that if it is not a word that I know, I can't read all the letters. But if I click on "Preview Post" I can catch a lot more errors than I can if I don't. I realize that only works for those who really know the spelling, but have made some sort of typo. And yes, many of my mistakes are from typing too fast. And I have assumed that I didn't type anything wrong because usually I catch mistakes as I type. We all know what the word assume means.
AS a retired teacher, I know how easy it is to assume that it is the teachers' fault. But in reality, most decisions especially in elementary school are not made by the teachers. The number of lower elementary students that needed to be retained weren't because the teachers suggested it and the administration vetoed it. The time to retain is when the students at the grade level where the student doesn't know the material, not later. Example: If a child in grade K doesn't know his or her numbers and recognize the alphabet and at least recognize his or her name when he or she sees it in print, retention should be done then. If a child is born after April 1 and is behind on all child growth and development criteria, the child should be held back at Grade K. Don't wait until later when the child will be embarassed and made fun of by other students and the child is so far behind that is doesn't make any difference what grade the child is in because the child doesn't have any basic skills.
I still maintain that the parents should be held the most accountable. When parents have to go to school and miss a day's pay because their child is not doing what he is able to do, then scores will rise dramatically. You wouldn't believe the number of parents that go balistic when the word "retain" is mentioned or heaven forbid, their child gets an F in a subject. And guess whose fault it is that the student got the F. Of course the teacher, not the child who refused to do his or her work.
Again, please accept my apologies for offending you. My absolute best friend is a strong Republican and I am a strong Democrat. We discuss politics. He explains his side and I explain my side. We enjoy the simple debate. So just because we might disagree on some subjects doesn't mean that I don't respect you greatly. We are both organists and have e-mailed each other. I consider you a friend.
For the record, after thinking I had no errors, I clicked on "Preview Post." I found three that I missed. But one of them wasn't a spelling error, it was a verb usage error. Hopefully I caught them all. At least I tried.