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Correcting Teaching Assistant's grammar and spelling

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UpSheGoesJosephine · 19/09/2026 20:28

If you were a TA in a primary school, would you be comfortable correcting a fellow TA if they spelt something incorrectly or used bad grammar. Such as, 'I done this' or pacific instead of specific.

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AnonyMumAuDHD · 24/09/2026 08:44

Anarchy99 · 24/09/2026 07:24

Then there is no excuse for poor standards of English.

Sigh… the point I and @Honeyandwine are making is that: just because there are a few TAs who struggle with their SPAG - and who ought to be corrected so it does not impact the children they supporting - we should not assume all TAs are poorly educated and make derisive generalisations about ‘TAs’ as a group.

Reading comprehension and contextual analysis are also rather important skills…

LeaderBee · 24/09/2026 09:13

suburburban · 23/09/2026 20:23

Is that the poem featured in Dead Poet’s - starring Robin Williams

Yes, I believe so.

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