to mark my child's report,and send it back having highlighted errors?!

[motherbeyond]

my dd is 3,and came home with her 1st report.the first thing was our surname was spelt incorrectly "mr and mrs galagher"! who spells gallagher with 1 L?

then,inside,there were several glaring grammatical spelling errors.

so,what do you think?is it arsey if i point them all out?

they're supposed to be teaching my child the basics...and yet they can't even spell simple words like,quiet...and use tense correctly

LeQueen - But you can spell Diarrhoea

I think this is partly down to the education system that a generation have been through...a system that has followed the policy to refrain from correcting spelling mistakes in children's work if the purpose of the work is not English Language, for example in history and maths books.

I think the thinking behind it is to only mark the 'answer' to the specific question asked, and not to focus on negative points irrelevant to the set work.

Unfortunately English spelling is complicated and illogical, and therefore can only be learnt by constant reinforcement and practise.

I deal with lots of job applications and the spelling is often appalling at all academic levels up to and including degree level. This is really problematic , because it means I have to ask for unnecessarily high academic qualifications in order to avoid having to trawl through quite so many unsuitable CVs.

I wouldn't mind nursery staff sending home misspelt communications, but I think teachers must spell correctly if they are to be viewed as professional...my DP is a teacher and woeful at spelling - but he knows it, and would not send anything out without checking and double checking.

I love the English language, but do think there are many advantages to spelling reform!

...but I wouldn't dream of sending a corrected report back to the teacher...unless it's your intention to humiliate.

I would perhaps mention the mis-spelling of your name...but I would be discreet about it...perhaps you ask them to check they have the correct spelling recorded.

If it was a teacher in primary or secondary school, I might discreetly mention it, but not if it was obviously a typo...teachers have many reports to write, and they are very long these days, so copy/paste is expected. If some other child's name was on it, I would ask for a new amended copy...if the sentence starts with another kid's name, you can't be sure they have amended the actual details either.

This is not a school report written by a teacher. This is a private nursery report.

MMM- grammar is a serious business. There's no room for humour!

If the only people employed in early years were those who were hot on grammar and spelling then the sector would be a poorer place.

I get particularly aggressive and inflamed when mumsnetters wank on moronically about spelling and grammar. Possibly something to do with my own worries and concerns about my child who is dyslexic and will continue to be judged (unreasonably)in the future as inferior in some way - based on her written English.

If it was a school report I would expect the teacher to spell check it. It's from pre-school however - and she is 3. It doesn't matter - as long as she is being stimulated, socialised and prepared for school

Can I just say again:

F off Spelling Wankers!

Thanks, I feel better now

hmc- it's 'Fuck'

...yes, don't know why I momentarily came over all coy then

well,not really bibbety..it isn't school after all.think different ball game then isn't it?and to whoever asked earlier (have been out all day and am now rushing this post while they eat their tea)yes,it is an expensive nursery...not top top prices...but pretty bloody pricey.unfortunately,we live in a rural village and there's not much choice.
thankyou for all your your comments,sorry if i pissed some off with my'cant be arsed punctuation/grammar'i really am ALWAYS rushing when i type. i won't tell mention the errors in dd's report,however i will alert them to the correct spelling of our name

I would comment if I could understand your post motherbeyond . But hope all the responses on this thread have been helpful to you.

diarrhoea is easy to spell
Doesn't It Always Run Really Horrible Over Each Ankle
Thought everyone knew that

I thought I was arsey. I see there are levels of arsiness to which I can only aspire.

LOL 3yo basics are no hitting,dont wee your pants,dont eat paint,do eat vegetables

everything else is angst pushy parent

If this was a teacher then fine, but nursery teachers have only recently had to do all this report crap and many of them hate it. If you dislike your child's teacher fine be arsey about it, if she's nice and your child thinks she's great then stop fussing and get a job as a subeditor or something to satisfy your desire to correct spelling.
Agree I'd point out the incorrectly spelled name.

DS's report said that he didn't know how to find books in the library.
As a librarian myself, I found that rather hard to believe as we have been to the library every week since he was born and he quite often finds books for me.

I rang the ready for retirement experienced teacher, who refused to believe me.

I let it go, as I knew it was a load of bunk and couldn't be bothered really.
Next week DH comes home with an explanation. He looks slightly like the class clown, and teacher has their names mixed up.

Class clown probably got a glowing library comment

I'm a teacher, I would never send out a poorly written report. I check my spelling and grammar, and how I have phrased somewhat delicate issues. It matters to me that I do a good, professional job, otherwise what's the point of the report?
My TA then checks it, just as a fresh pair of eyes. She's good at spotting too many spaces.
But then, I used to write them by hand, and if I made an error I would have to rewrite the whole thing.
So now, a computer whose print stays neat however tired I am, all the easy edit possibilities and the wiggly red lines that identify some errors seems like a very soft option. I even use cut and paste on occasion.

just one point (without mentioning names because it was done twice)

it's lackadaisical not lacksa....

Thanks, nickelbabe - I was too scared to point that one out!