Comments on: Thank Goodness it’s the Weekend

By: The Start of a New Week at MotherSoup

The Start of a New Week at MotherSoup — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:34:26 +0000

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By: MotherSoup

MotherSoup — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:51:55 +0000

It’s not an easy one, is it? Are you being a picky know-it-all, or genuinely congruent? This was a common spelling mistake - but it was a comprehension task where the original word was clearly and correctly spelt throughout the original text. A photocopied hand-written worksheet too, so no excuse as a typo. I’d told the Offspring that she could use the worksheets to look for and copy any tough words needed, but I had to go back on that and make some excuse. Offspring took great delight in putting a big cross through the mistake! All I could do then was add a ‘?’. Don’t know if it was even noticed at school: I think I’d need to see another such instance before I said anything…

By: guineapigmum

guineapigmum — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:10:40 +0000

Posted that too soon - I did feel sorry for the teacher as I think she was the one who didn’t step back fast enough when jobs were being doled out. They managed to get some specialist help not long after that, if I remember correctly.

By: guineapigmum

guineapigmum — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:08:56 +0000

I remember once stomping into the school brandishing a French worksheet with at least 3 misspelt French words. I figured English spelling was still enough of a challenge without teaching them mistakes in French.