We are English, live in Germany, kids go to local German school. My ds is in Q11 (for those who know system), similar to 1st year of A Levels.
His English teacher's English is not exactly great. eg recently taught them the word 'anxiety' as ang-shitty. Every lesson she makes big mistakes.
Anyway, recent exam, very important, he got (for him) a poor mark. I looked through it. The teacher has made several mistakes in her corrections, which annoy/cause me concern, both spelling and grammar. For my ds, it's not such a big deal. Poor bloody kids who are actually learning English though.
Anyway, the exam was an excerpt from a book, scene between a jaded married couple on holiday in a hotel.
Question is:-
"Analyse the woman's character as well as her relationship to her husband".
Amongst the corrections/suggestions she has written are
- why does she want a cat so much?
- he is passive and disinterested.
- she wants to be more feminine.
- maybe she can't have children.
IMO, these aren't character traits, so feel unfair to penalise him for not mentioning them?
Also, now I think she doesn't actually mean her character, but that figure in the story for want of a better word. so not her personality but the figure as a whole. Does that make sense? And can you help me think of a better way of wording it?
And finally, aim to complain to the school about her English? I've never done so before, and believe me, we have let a lot go over the years, but now every mark counts to his end result. On the 1st page alone, I see at least 5 mistakes!