Does anyone else just spend time looking at what these youngsters ask?

Question

And their spelling. I seem to spend more time looking than answering.

Answer 1

Pretty sad, eh? If teachers were as well paid and respected as they should be, and if parents participated in their children's education -we would see much fewer of these problems.

Answer 2

Well Dulldill, I don't just spend time looking at what these youngsters ask - although when they DO ASK I am truly shocked at many of their written remarks. Their spelling is not only sad and incredibly bad, but just think - this is the future of the World! Some of their questions are indeed valid and I try to answer, what I consider to be good ones. But there are some that frankly, YA should not even post - if I cannot understand the written word - why should YA? But then again, they did come up with "new math" - maybe now we have "New English" - G-d I hope not - I was born and educated in England!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CJ

Answer 3

I do spend time reading questions and answers, and by the time I get through all of what's there, I am either:

a) Unable to write an answer that isn't a repeat of what has been replied by all the others;
b) Unable to fathom what the asker is actually asking (due to spelling, text-speak, transposing letters, etc., etc.);
c) Have run out of my alotted time on the computer (!!!My Internet Provider Service tells me I have "unlimited access," BUT DOES LIMIT me to a maximum of five -- or is it four? -- hours AT A TIME, before having to sign off, then back on again... !!!)

Regarding being taught in school (?) I even heard once that Ebonics was bandied about as being a course of study for schooling...

So, now let's see... that's Computer-speak, Texting, ESL, Spanish, and Ebonics that are now all supposed to be "taught" here in the USA? Not much time left for ENGLISH and/or SPELLING is there?

Answer 4

Kids arent taught spelling, they are allowed to write "phonetically" instead, I dont understand the reasoning behind this or behind most of what schools have decided to do now and call it "education". They arent taught "penmanship" at all, and they dont have spelling tests.

This started long before we saw such an influx of ESL students into NA. I think it began with the hippie dippie theory that a child shouldnt be "shamed" by being told to spell properly or write tests and pass them.

Competition is bad, striving for success is bad. Singing and dancing and painting is good. Children should be encouraged to be free spirits

My daughter was so angry when she started in grade one and found out they didnt even give out letter grades anymore, it was just a "pass' or a "faill".

She thought it was so unfair that if she got everything right on a test, 50 out of 50 and someone else got only 30 questions right they both got the same mark a "pass".

I have to say I agreed with her - there is no incentive for kids to really work hard at school anymore, or to even learn. IMO anyhow

Answer 5

I spend time on what ever question seems like it is earnest and in my capability of answering, regardless of how their spelling is. I can understand the shortcuts and errors in spelling as being nervous or in a hurry in asking a question.

What I don't understand is why it is allowed to use profanity, extremely bad, rude manners and why some people answer questions when they don't have a vague idea of 'being helpful' and giving honest answer! [if they have one]

Surely some of these really need to be blocked from asking/anwering rude or nasty remarks.

Answer 6

well, i must admit i am not good at capitalizing words that should be capitalized. I'm not much of a typist, so hitting the shift key usually ends up with me hitting the caps lock instead and then i end up SHOUTING. once in a while i will shout to emphasize what i am saying, but not often. then, when i end up shouting, i have to backspace through all of it to get rid of it since i can't type without looking at the keys so don't realize that i have shouted until i am almost done. i do spell things correctly if that gives me any points - rarely does spell check ever find anything, and it's usually something i should have capitalized, but didn't and i really don't know why i don't let spell check correct it for me.

i will try to do better in the future

county champ in the 5th grade spelling bee

this is too funny !! spell check didn't catch the fact that i didn't capitalize my "i's" !!

Answer 7

I brought that up with one of my kids teachers a few years ago and asked him why they weren't paying attention to the spelling because I was sick of correcting their work { their job?] He told me they weren't concerned about the spelling because they wanted the child to be able to get their ideas out on paper and spelling wasn't a concern. He then proceeded to tell me he was not a good speller! I then asked why he was a teacher because he wasn't teaching the ABC'S.I never have believed in PHONICS. What a crock. Teach them the right way THE FIRST TIME instead of confusing the kid and telling him what he thought was right is actually wrong. Bring back DYCK AND JANE. They won't let me say D--K for heaven sakes. Its a name Yahoo!!!!

Answer 8

I have a theory about spelling today. In English-speaking countries we have more and more people who are born elsewhere and speak English as a second language. It's not considered polite to point out their bad spelling or correct them. So spelling becomes less important.

Also we all write on computers with spell-checkers so spelling is given less importance in schools.

If you're -really- an old timer you'll remember that spelling wasn't really standardized until the 19th century. In the 1700s it was left to the typesetter and it wasn't unusual to see the same word or name spelled two or three different ways on the same page! Maybe we're just going back to that way of looking at it. Maybe our fascination with spelling was just a 200-year fad!

Answer 9

Spelling has always been a thorn in my side when it is not correct and sometimes the spell check doesn't get it right either. LOL! Try it it is hilarious. When my daughter was little, I complained at the school about spelling and was told it wasn't important as it stifled their creativity. Well I used to make her write the errors out 10X (like I had to do) and put them on the fridge. My grandaughter is in GR 8 and spelling still is not a priority. She does ask me how to spell when she is using the computer, so It is a good sign. I hate when the kids write "piz" for please!

Answer 10

I guess I am a "youngster" I'm 17, but I do like to just look at the questions even though I'm answering this one. And yes peoples spelling is deplorable. It's kind of amusing. Especially since there is a check spelling button!

Answer 11

i dnt no Y its a pet peeve o mine wen ppl rite in "text" lang. wnever they ax qwtns on YA, "text" iz da way im typng now. i don even rite dis way on my fone.
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On the other hand, I feel upset for some of the sad questions some youngsters ask. Something they should have learned a long time ago from their own parents. Some obvious answer stuff. Also those who obviously feel all alone in the big world. It's a sad statement on today's society when it comes to our youth.