I couldn't agree more with you not a dork!!

On 7/31/09, not a dork wrote:
> I'm just going to make this very clear. I am a teacher coming up on my
> first year of teaching and am sitting in my classroom (I love it!) after
> being here since 6am getting ready and just getting my room in order (not
> to mention, the excitement of just being here is great). I am not going to
> check this post over for spelling, grammar, etc because it is simply a post
> on a website. I have been told about this website by some colleagues
who
> say that they have found some useful information and there are some
> teachers who post some interesting things that may be useful.
>
> The title of the posts regarding where is the best place to teach did
> capture my attention, and I was hoping to find information on what it is
> like in other states and compare it to my own. But instead of finding any
> useful information, I see teachers bickering about spelling and
grammar in
> a blog/chat site. Now I hate the stereotype that teachers are dorks who
> have no social skills and can't live normal social lives, but it's people
> like those posting here about grammar who seem to make me believe that this
> stereotype could be true for some people. Get a life. Why do you feel
> that you have to bash people on a site when they are simply posting to help
> someone else out? I'm sure that you are the teachers who eat alone and
> don't socialize with any of your fellow teachers. It's a friday night...I
> will be going out with friends and other teachers, you guys can all sit
> here and argue about how I didn't capitalize a certain word. I teach
> social studies and we learn about educational systems around the world
all
> the time. You wonder why America stinks in comparison to many other
> countries, it's because of people like you.
>
>
>
> On 7/30/09, Elvira wrote:
>> On 5/30/09, Beatrice wrote:
>>> Umm,
>>>
>>> Fortunately, my specialty is not in language arts. However, I have
>>> been around a fair number of teachers (of all areas) who know the
>>> correct spelling and context of the words they are using. This
>>> INCLUDES math and science teachers. In my state (Florida--Orange
>>> Park just so we're clear) the General Knowledge test (that all
>>> teachers must take and pass) requires teachers to be able to
>>> communicate effectively to their students, peers and the public in
>>> general. Not knowing which "whether" or "too" or "their" to use is
>>> important, especially when we are teaching young children in their
>>> formative years. Perhaps you have no problem knowing that teachers
>>> in your community are poisoning your child's mind with incorrect
>>> information, but as a parent and educator, I do.
>>>
>>> It is attitudes like yours that enable teachers like this to go forth
>>> and spread their ignorance to our youth. This attitude is what
>>> allowed "ebonics" to be considered a language in California. It is
>>> what allows children to leave high school unable to read beyond a
>>> second grade level. It is the attitude that has allowed our nation's
>>> school system to become what it is today.
>>>
>>> Quite frankly, I'm appalled that an educator (or anyone, for that
>>> matter) would defend that post. The misspelling of an occasional
>>> word is completely understandable. The misuse is quite another
>>> beast. In my opinion, this teacher should consider taking a
>>> communication class, or just finding an old-fashioned dictionary the
>>> next time he/she decides to post something online.
>>>
>>> I hope that this person does NOT come to Orange Park, Florida to
>>> teach in my community. I hope that my comment does make them steer
>>> clear of here.
>>>
>>> And by the way...I may be a Math Teacher, but I DID have to pass
>>> English 101!!!!!! (Note the 6 exclamation points--do you think I may
>>> have done that on purpose?) Also, your sentence "Ironic." is an
>>> incomplete sentence...consider revising.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/13/09, Umm... wrote:
>>>> Beatrice:
>>>>
>>>> In which state and community do you live? I ask so this teacher can
>>>> steer clear; comments like yours are indicative of a mindset the
>>>> original poster wants to avoid.
>>>>
>>>> You're assuming he or she teaches language arts. How do you know
>>>> this isn't a very highly-qualified math or science teacher from whom
>>>> your child might benefit?
>>>>
>>>> By the way, only use three question marks (you used six). Anything
>>>> more is gratuitous and bad English. Ironic.
>>>>

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