Trivial problem...

[Earthy Mama]

This may seem like a silly problem, but it has been bugging me.

DD1 is in second grade and brought home a spelling test. She misspelled the word "pouring"-she spelled it "puring". Her teacher wrote the "correct" spelling of the word as "poaring". Now, I double checked the original list, and the word "poaring" wasn't on it...it isn't even a word. If my child is expected to spell a word correctly, so is the teacher...should I ask that the points be given back on the test, or let it go?

[mmace]

I wouldn't say your daughter deserves any points for it, but I would have her take it back to school and question the teacher about her mispelling...

[mamatoady]

the teacher would probably be mortified if she realized what she wrote and you called her out on it. Did you see the original spelling list and was pouring on it? You could take the spelling test and using another red marker correct the teacher's spelling and have your daughter bring it in and say "my mom wanted me to give this to you" or whatever.

If you already have issues with the teacher I would leave it alone, but if it could be done in a somewhat humerous way, I'd be tempted to bring it to her attention. Your dd spelled the word wrong, she shouldn't get points as though she got it correct, but the teacher just made a mistake--which we are all capeable of doing.

sarah

[Thalia the Muse]

Is it possible that the teacher's printing or writing isn't that clear, and her U looks like an A? Either way, your daughter doesn't deserve points for the test.

[Earthy Mama]

Yeah, I pointed it out to her, she said it was a "u" not an "a", BUT, her handwriting is very neat and is very obviously an A. We had a laugh about it, but it still irritates me that she didn't admit her mistake...ps~I didn't ask for the points back, that was just my gut reaction-if the teacher can't spell it right, why should dd be expected to!

[lauren]

I have been appalled with the spelling I see come home from my kid's teachers! I guess I hold them to a high standard! I have never called them on anything, but the misspelled word usually wasn't related to a spelling test!

[bigeyes]

I would have been irritated!

bad spelling is my pet peeve. I know some very smart people who can't spell, but they have the good sense to use spell-check, or run it by someone else before considering it done. I think it's inexcusable for a teacher to make an error like that!

I wouldn't have asked for the points either, but I agree, she should be able to spell the words if she expects the kids to.

[rabrog]

I would have taken it to whoever the group is that hires the teachers and let them know they need to raise the bar. If our teachers are spelling so poorly, I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the kids coming out of school. :

Jenn

[ecoteat]

Originally Posted by rabrog

I would have taken it to whoever the group is that hires the teachers and let them know they need to raise the bar. If our teachers are spelling so poorly, I guess I shouldn't be surprised at the kids coming out of school. :

Jenn

Oh, come on... you've never misspelled a word? I mean, if you are going to be that critical of others, then try "I would have taken it to whomever..."

Sorry to pick on you, but everyone makes mistakes, even teachers.

[Thalia the Muse]

It's a spelling word the teacher herself assigned, right? I doubt that she actually does not know how to spell it. At worst, she had some kind of brain fart while she was writing the correction, which is kind of dumb but not the same thing as thinking the spelling is really "poaring."

[corwinegall]

It could have been a momentary lapse in spelling by the teacher, or it could have been a volunteer parent, or a student teacher, or a student in an older grade, or a high school student volunteering in the elementary school.