The Airing of Grievances

   / The Airing of Grievances #171  
Are our schools so bad that fourth graders can do no better than what we see here?;)


I have three grand daughters in grade school. Two are in large city schools. They do not teach spelling at all. The schools say, "oh they'll learn it as they go along".

I haven't specifically asked them about grammar. But I'm guessing it's not taught either. If they hand write a message or letter their spelling and grammar is so bad I have to reread the sentences to even understand what they are trying to say. This saddens me very, very much.

I totally agree with wsp617.
 
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#172  
I have three grand daughters in grade school. Two are in large city schools. They do not teach spelling at all. The schools say, "oh they'll learn it as they go along".

I haven't specifically asked them about grammar. But I'm guessing it's not taught either. If they hand write a message or letter their spelling and grammar is so bad I have to reread the sentences to even understand what they are trying to say. This saddens me very, very much.

I have a question for those with young children. Do students still learn to "diagram sentences"? It's been a very long time, but I seem to remember diagramming sentences in the third grade. I do remember spelling lessons in the first grade.

Steve
 
   / The Airing of Grievances #173  
11) I post a grievance for internet forum spelling do gooders.
12) know proper soshul diskorse bye sum.

Question, is shirking kin to twerking? All males need not apply, nor post photos.
 
   / The Airing of Grievances #174  
I have a question for those with young children. Do students still learn to "diagram sentences"? It's been a very long time, but I seem to remember diagramming sentences in the third grade. I do remember spelling lessons in the first grade.

Steve

I asked Kaisha who is 10 about diagraming sentences?? She gave me that look that young people give old people when they wonder if they've lost their sanity........ I'm taking that as a NO. I asked her about spelling lessons. Got the same look,,,, followed by "Grandpa we already talked about this, I don't do spelling lessons". ;)
 
   / The Airing of Grievances #175  
That is crazy. Our teachers gave us a word list on Monday with a test on Friday, every week, 1st - 6th grade. In the lower grades we would use the words throughout the week in our writing and grammar lessons, in the later years we were on our own to learn them.
 
   / The Airing of Grievances #176  
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11) I post a grievance for internet forum spelling do gooders.

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Sincerely,;)
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   / The Airing of Grievances #178  
I have three grand daughters in grade school. Two are in large city schools. They do not teach spelling at all. The schools say, "oh they'll learn it as they go along".

I haven't specifically asked them about grammar. But I'm guessing it's not taught either. If they hand write a message or letter their spelling and grammar is so bad I have to reread the sentences to even understand what they are trying to say. This saddens me very, very much.

I totally agree with wsp617.

The teachers probably don't have the ability to teach spelling and grammar, sad as it may be.
 
   / The Airing of Grievances #179  
My grievance is that I never seem to find a thread discussing vacuum cleaners specifically made for cleaning vehicle cabs and the crevices associated with them.
 
   / The Airing of Grievances #180  
My grievance is that I never seem to find a thread discussing vacuum cleaners specifically made for cleaning vehicle cabs and the crevices associated with them.

Buy a Honda Odyssey mini van. They have one built in.
 

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