WHO’s doing WHAT to my trampoline?
I’ll start by saying that Jessica has an AMAZING kindergarten teacher. I know this because Jessica comes home daily telling me what she has learned. I have also volunteered in her classroom on various occasions.
UNFORTUNATELY, her teacher was absent on this day so Jessica had a substitute teacher. The class was asked to draw a picture about anything they wanted. The sub then walked around, writing what the students said they drew about. Students were then asked to copy the ‘correct’ way of spelling what they drew about. Jessica did a great job drawing and copying the words. (SIDE NOTE: I however, would have had Jessica write down the sounds she heard instead of me writing it out for her) Anyhow, what do you notice here?…..
Can’t figure it out? The spelling is correct isn’t it? So what’s the problem here? Can you figure it out now?……
Let me ‘spell’ it out for you………..
Their: Belonging to…
They’re: Contraction for They Are
Steel: A type of metal (never heard of steeling) hmmm.
Stealing: The act of taking something
Did you figure it out?
So who’s doing what?…
THEY’RE STEALING my trampoline.
Sep 28, 2010 @ 00:08:04
Oh. My. Word.
You know what? Everyone has an occasional typo or mind-slip but to see how people write sometimes gives me a headache. People are always saying “should OF” too, and it drives me nuts! It’s a contraction of SHOULD and HAVE=should’ve!!! Did some people miss the second grade? I think perhaps they did. LOL!!
I hope that teacher is told that perhaps preschool would be a better fit for her career-wise. ha!
Sep 28, 2010 @ 01:49:58
HOLY CRAP! How does one qualify to be a substitute?!
Sep 28, 2010 @ 02:52:32
I know I also make slip-ups, but come on… this is just crazy! Brenda, to be a sub, you must have a Bachelors degree! WOW!
Sep 28, 2010 @ 04:49:23
WOW! That’s all I’m going to say!
There, Their and They’re are always the ones I mess up but serious to make 2 mistakes is BAD!
Sep 28, 2010 @ 06:19:32
That one needs to go back to school! She must’ve skipped 2nd grade! Of course I see all sorts of bad spelling and grammer on facebook and I mentally correct it.
Sep 28, 2010 @ 14:43:38
The “approved way” used to be that the child draws and writes, then reads to the teacher, who writes an answer, using standard spelling. “Who is stealing your trampoline?” might have been appropriate — it validates the child’s message and models correct spelling of major words. LOL. I like the idea of what he/she did, but hahahaha spelling!!
Sep 28, 2010 @ 15:04:23
Amy, I toatlly agree! When I respond to my students writing, I answer using the word correctly. For instance, last week a student wrote, “I love to play bakitbol.” I replied, “Basketball is a lot of fun. Do have a favorite team?” Sometimes students respond and for the most part, when they do respond, they write the word correctly.
Sep 28, 2010 @ 17:59:13
That’s why we teach at home! Just kidding…sort of! At least you could read what your child wrote…I am still trying to decode half of what some of my kids write! THEIR schools don’t teach much in the way of a writing curriculm. It’s horrible! Maybe it’s THEIR way of covering up the spelling errors. Haa Haa haa!
Just kidding!
Sep 29, 2010 @ 17:33:26
Holy crap! What an idiot! Sorry, couldn’t resist!
Oct 02, 2010 @ 15:22:01
Danielle had a student teacher in her kindergarten class that was just as stupid, her teacher just cringed when he taught. Maybe that sub needs a refresher.