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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would bother me, but I wanted to note that correct spelling isn't a sign of an English teacher's expertise in their subject matter. Spelling is for everyone, not just people who teach/study literature. Do you think these are typos, the product of rushed work or a lack of knowledge?

Anyway, it would bother me, but I've put my share of typos in comments to students when I have a huge grading pile, so I'd try to let it go.

--English teacher who's never been a great speller
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An English teacher who can’t spell is like a math teacher who can’t add numbers. It’s not a “sign of expertise” to be able to do it correctly, it’s a completely necessary and basic part of the job that other things build on.[/quote]

This is just false. Nothing about what I teach as a middle and high school English teacher builds on spelling. [/quote]
Parents don’t realize this because they Ave no idea what the standards and curricula are. [/quote]

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