tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759366592000812873.post3844130135393586766..comments2012-08-04T08:07:44.790-07:00Comments on Shadowing Shailja: Y Tch Speling & Gramar Nyway?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08058102554878458449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759366592000812873.post-56253448168869967132012-08-04T08:07:44.790-07:002012-08-04T08:07:44.790-07:00I still (and likely in an unfair manner) use spell...I still (and likely in an unfair manner) use spelling and grammar as a way to judge people; just as a CV with a spelling error will ensure that it gets tossed aside, I will instinctively ignore or downplay many people's written words if I don't feel that they've cared enough to edit and correct. I'm not one of the people who bristles (overtly) when an apostrophe is misused, but errors such as this: http://on.fb.me/NsxOwf make me wonder.<br />I imagine that 21st century technology has created a new skill that many people have yet to master - situational grammar and spelling. I still have difficulties posting something on twitter that isn't grammatically correct when I should be using abbreviations and the other appropriate conventions. Similarly, one of our roles will be to teach our students the other (non IM) version of English and ensure that they use the correct version of English when appropriate. It would be nice if we could rely on spell checks and grammar checks. I turned mine off as I spent more time confirming the 'errors' it found were actually correct.<br />Oh, and handwriting is the main thing that teachers' college could not help me learn. I lost the skill of writing legibly 15 to 20 years ago so I hope that I'll be able to recapture the skill ASAP in September.<br />As much as I agree that spelling, grammar and legibility should not be the major considerations when we're grading, and that we must find a way to transcend these issues to examine what our students are saying, we are setting our students up to be judged unfairly by others in the future if we don't do more to reinforce their skills in these areas.Roy Dallmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754274495112778701noreply@blogger.com