to be annoyed with teacher for "Practice the words carefully" instruction

[JustDoMyLippyThenWeWillGo]

In dd's spelling book. FFS, am despairing.

If she is a probationer she is very probably doing a 12 hour day despite the fact she is not full-time in the classroom.

I'd be irritated by the wrong spelling but your other disparaging comments just sound spiteful.

As a teacher, it makes me cringe to see other teachers making this mistake. Unfortunately, I see it all the time.

Worse still, I'm becoming resigned to it.

When I taught Y6, I was obsessed by making sure every one of them knew the difference.

It's not really an excuse - but I'm not trying to teach spelling.

I don't think all English teachers are perfect either, I've come across a couple with dodgy spelling before now.

I did cringe inwardly today when I had to hand out a letter from my head of year that had wayward apostrophes.

"If she is a probationer (sorry pressume this is a Scottish school) then this is still part of her training. "

Don't teachers learn to spell a little earlier than that?

annoy her

point it out in a witty and irritating way and then put a smiley face on top of the i of practise

Another vote here for dropping in advice or advise to see which sounds right in the sentence, makes it really easy to work out which one to use!

Unless it is the straw breaking the camel's back after a long line of genuine incompetency, and you have real concerns about her ability to teach, let it go.

Mistakes happen, please don't make her feel undermined by correcting her yourself! It won't do anyone any favours.

Does your dd know the correct spelling? That's the main thing. YANBU to correct it for your dd, but YAB a bit U if you over-react, especially if it undermines your dd's faith in her teacher.

Only my opinion!

I expect secondary school English teachers to have perfect spelling as they often have a degree in English.
Primary school teachers usually did worse than me in exams at school so I see no reason for their spelling to be better than mine. They don't claim to be experts in English. They have to teach all subjects, and be pleasant friendly people young kids like whilst keeping up to 30 small kids quiet and focussed.
Perfect spelling really isn't that important.
It's a common spelling mistake made by adults.

I am just quietly despairing about this, and the education given to my child so far. Would not be rude to teacher or upset her,and have made sure dd knows correct spelling. Luckily for her, with her nippy mother, she is good at spelling

Why should parents constantly have to pander to the feelings of teachers? The unkindest comments I endured as a child were from teachers.

Or another one: A device is something that is devised, a practice is something that is practised.

I think you have to say something - if it was in a maths book, maybe let it go, but a spelling book? However, I just know that I will feel like you when my DS starts school, so perhaps better to listen to someone more chilled out about spelling!

'I expect secondary school English teachers to have perfect spelling as they often have a degree in English.'

Sorry, but no-one cares about spelling if you do an English degree.

Poor teacher - but I like the advice/advise example, that helps me.

Tell her, if she doesn't know how will she learn? Generations more of children not knowing the difference.

For her sake, tell her.

Practice/practise is easy to remember:

The Cat (noun) Sat (verb) on the mat.

... and I'm a rubbish (english graduate + speech and language therapist) speller.

Agree with Loopy - if no-one ever points out a mistake, the person who makes it is denied the opportunity to avoid doing it again.

And it IS worth pointing out when it's an English teacher writing in a spelling book.

Advice/ Advise is a great tip!

I'm always aware of the practice/ practise thing but I also always forget which way round it is and have to look it up.

Did you say it was typed?

Possibly typed by secretary and not teacher?

It's a spelling book. YANBU.

Did claw3 just imply that being able to spell is not a pre-requisite for being a secretary? O tempora. O mores.

Don't understand why some teachers always say bad grammar is OK if the letter was produced by the office. The letter is inevitablly signed by the head or a teacher and it is they who should read it and correct it and ensure it is correct.

of course it's easy to remember if you were taugh about verbs and nouns at school..........as it is I'm 31 and don't have a frigging clue - how I got a 2 in my Standard Grade Latin I'll never know

"of course it's easy to remember if you were taugh about verbs and nouns at school..........as it is I'm 31 and don't have a frigging clue"

Rather than making excuses, you could always learn. It would take you an hour.