Anonymous wrote:One of the MDs at the practice I worked at spelled phonetically and had horrible handwriting. It didn’t stop him from being successful and I’m sure there are many like him. You can have a learning disability that affects your handwriting and spelling and be highly intelligent and excellent at your job.

I am sure this MD is not teaching English or calligraphy.

send the teacher an anonymous email telling them to get it together.

One of the MDs at the practice I worked at spelled phonetically and had horrible handwriting. It didn’t stop him from being successful and I’m sure there are many like him. You can have a learning disability that affects your handwriting and spelling and be highly intelligent and excellent at your job.

I am a university faculty and I teach science. Students need to understand that mistakes (including spelling/grammar) lower the perceived quality of their work. If their work contains spelling mistakes (even though every device they own spellchecks for them), they send the signal that they don't care. Teachers send an even worse signal to students and their parents.

Here is a personal observation that may contain some bias: students who write correctly are typically able to put their thoughts into clearer, more coherent sentences / paragraphs / essays. I don't buy the idea of assessing only what's in the curriculum: as education professionals we should continuously shape / correct / re-teach (if necessary) until the students get things right. I want my students to learn the science, but I also want them to express their knowledge in a way that demonstrates professionalism. I do take points off for poor writing, even though I do not teach English. The points I take off don't affect the grades unless the students keep turning in poor quality work. Students typically care if they notice that I care.

It is a shame that we have teachers and parents on this forum who defend the English teachers who cannot spell. A few mistakes here and there are acceptable (after all we are all humans and none of us is perfect). Once you noticed that you are not a good speller, the solution is to work on it, not to wear it as a badge of honor. You have spell checkers on all your devices and the Internet is at your fingertips. Show your students that they also need to seek improvement rather than accept defeat. The students notice if you persist in making mistakes over and over again. You will lose their respect and the respect of their parents and future teachers. Hopefully they figure out how to approach learning differently than what you model.

Anonymous wrote:You’re DC should of went to a different school. Alot depends upon the teachers pedagog style and if the teacher’s cannot spell right than it’s conveyaying that rite to the student’s.
Dose not matter if its alimentary or middle or high school.
How confusing for this students.

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