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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. [b]Nothing about what I teach as a middle and high school English teacher builds on spelling[/b]. [/quote]

And this statement indicates a problem with education.  The point of English classes is to teach kids to read and understand other people's writing, and to create clear writing for themselves.  In other words, to communicate with others using the English language.  Writing which includes misspellings and grammatical errors is not clear and effective communication.

Teachers also fail to correct grammar/usage errors and then use the excuse that "language continually changes."  Well, yes, it does if you fail to teach correct usage to students.  See "loose" for "lose", etc.

- AP Lang teacher[/quote]

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