I have eight kids. Now imagine, if you will, putting eight kids through school, helping with homework, reading notes that come home from school, trying to explain why the teacher marked it wrong when you don't even see the reasoning. Then imagine that you find, in these letters from the school or teacher, spelling and grammar errors so basic it makes you wonder if the notes were actually written by a teacher. Not only that,with all the social networks and blogs, and what not, the carelessness of some of these teachers has really come to light, if indeed it is carelessness, and not just plain ignorance. No, it must be carelessness because there is such a thing as spell check and one would think that as an educator you would want to come across as intelligent even on Facebook. It is disconcerting when you see post after post from an elementary school teacher (who has taught your child) with atrocious spelling mistakes. I mean, come on, people! If you don't know how to spell it look it up. Use spell check if you know you are not a great speller. You never know who is watching. Your student's parents may lose confidence in you.
Some will argue, "They are just typos." Yeah, right. When the letter you type and the letter that is supposed to be there are on opposite ends of the keyboard? A typo? I think not. Proofread. Proofread everything. Notes home, blog posts, social network posts, emails, everything. This is your chosen profession.
My apologies if I have offended any teachers. That certainly is not my intention, just, please, before you send a note home with my child, or post something on Facebook, check your spelling and grammar...my child is learning from you!
3 comments:
Omigosh, I can't even imagine how mortified I'd be if a teacher sent my kid home with a typo-laden note or letter. I get bent outta shape when I get texts from adults that write like 9-year-olds! I'm not a big fan of home-schooling, but for cryin' out loud -- teachers that can't spell? I feel your pain, C.
I work with people who teach preschool and I'm constantly amazed and appalled at their lack of literacy and computer knowledge. It’s frightening. True these are only preschoolers, but they are supposed to be educated people with degrees. If they can’t correctly spell even the most basic of words, how can I be confident they can correctly teach the little people who are going to grow up to be our future leaders? It really does make me wonder.
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