I have found 8 grammar and/or spelling mistakes in my 'Parent Information Sheet' for my son's new class.

[SilverBellsandCockleShells]

WIBU to mark them up in red and ask the teacher to see me after school?

I would! I did this once for the Jobcentre. They weren't as appreciative as I'd hoped though....

Do it! This drives me up the wall! UWNBU.

Does that 'W' stand for 'Was' or 'Would'? Please be was please be was

Can you put in a couple of examples?

Lovely idea.

I would photocopy it, make alterations in red on the copy (make sure your opinions are correct though) and send the copy to the Headteacher with a letter questioning school standards.

Whoever wrote the letter should be disciplined for not getting someone to proof read it. I did proof reading for the staff at a school - including the Head's PA. Even the Head of English could not spell amend - she always spelt it 'ammend'. Some of the teachers' spelling and grammar was unbelievable. Others were good though so I can't paint them all with the same brush.

DD's report had a section written by her teacher. It was five sentences long. One of those sentences was punctuated correctly.

There isn't any point in pointing it out.

When I was on the parents committee at school at one meeting when they asked if anyone had anything they wanted to comment on some women (who was a total pita) said there were some spelling errors on the newsletter that week to which the headmistress replied we are a school and not a business - she went right up in my estimations after that.

As long as my DH gets a good education and is happy and safe at school - well, that is my main concern really. The parent information sheet would have been typed up by an admin bod and not a teacher!

It might have been support staff who typed the material but it must have been written by a teacher and inspected thereafter.

Do you know what. I could not give a shit whether school or business. If you are teaching my children, kindly set a good example.
I sent paperwork back for the first term when mine hit high school. I no longer need to. I don't care if you are busy, that is part of your job.
In fact the school in question has a new head. He wouldn't allow it. He also has days when the work 'like' is banned in school, unless used in appropriate sentences, days when all children are made to write could have, should have, at the start of each lesson, and use them correctly in said lesson, etc.
I love him!

Well, To be fair, I would rather the teacher be in the classroom teaching my DS than stuck in an office proof reading an information letter most likely destined for the bin :)

Betty Don't you think that is rather other way round? I'd expect people working in school to be able to spell and not necessarily in business . That was a bizarre answer by the HT.

Hope you're DH is enjoying his school days...

Dawndonna, I love your new head teacher, too!! Could he also please ensure that my 7 year old DS says SOMETHING and not SUNTHING???

Drives me fucking nuts - to the point that now DS does it intentionally to annoy me.

OP, YANBU. The fact that the institution is a school and not a business is even MORE reason why the spelling and grammar should be correct. I am not talking about the odd typo but real spelling and grammatical errors.

Well the admin stuff arent teaching our kids are they so it wouldnt worry me but each to his own.

DH at school - see, I'm admin, this is what you get

I also expect a school to lead by example and ensure that all communication to parents is proof-read and spell-checked. I don't point out errors in letters from the DC's school but I do roll my eyes at them. Thankfully they are few and far between!

W for Would ...

It's a parent information letter for a specific class, outlining what they will be covering this year, policy on reading books, etc. So written by the teacher.

Example errors: The Alps (this months topic) written as the Alpes. Grocers' apostrophes, practice/practise mixed up. Words omitted or spelled wrong.

I'd love to send it back but I'm sure it'd mark me out as a PITA and I'd probably best keep my head below the parapet!

That drives me insane. I think there is no excuse for it and why shouldn't an admin bod be able to spell FGS?

Jesus wept, grocers' apostrophes on a school letter.

That's brought tears to my eye's.

(Sorry Silver, couldn't resist)

What? You really think it is acceptable for ANY public facing document to have spelling and grammatical mistakes?

What an unbelievable statement.

Of course it is not acceptable for a document to go out with errors. I don't care WHO types it up - it is the responsibility of the school to ensure it goes out error free. I expect that from businesses, schools and anyone who feels obliged to send me correspondence.

Mind you, I was horrified at my son's school when he was corrected for writing "Dad took John and me to the park" to "Dad took John and I to the park". If an Englsh teacher is incapable of knowing when to you "me" and "I" then they should be teaching a different subject.

Ridiculous. That has made me absolutely furious. Standards are just that. Standards.

That would infuriate me - I think I'd probably mention it in discussion if work comes back incorrectly marked/homework is set with spelling or grammar errors or at the next parent's evening (whichever is soonest).

I shudder at 'like' as punctuation, and the misuse of 'literally'. Also the way that people don't seem to know what 'obviously' means. There was a radio interview on a few days ago - the presenter said, "Well, obviously I am thinking about eating more healthily... obviously I thought I might be allergic to wheat...obviously I thought I might be approaching the menopause.." I ended up texting in as I was so enraged.

I also expect a school to lead by example and ensure that all communication to parents is proof-read and spell-checked. Exactly.

YANBU at all. I grind my teeth every time this happens at the DS' school. Fortunately, it doesn't happen very often any more.

I had some information through for a nursery a couple of years ago called Treetops and it said something along the lines of, "Treetops are the leading childcare providers in the area." is is is not are! would you put your child in a treetop and pay good money to do so, no of coure you wouldn't. Maybe I'm being unreasonable but it was on the leaflet.

My sister is a substitute teacher in a High School and she admits to not being able to spell. I don't think it matters anymore I admit I'm not the best though!

Lovelygoldboots. I have been sorely tempted at times by DS1. And he's probably jump at the chance on occasion too!

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