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OhMyCherriePie · 04/04/2023 22:50

My daughter got an Easter gift from school and her name was spelt wrong on it I was a little hmm 😒 yes yes I know it's a free gift and they don't have to give it but I think it's a little off to spell a name wrong for a child that's been in your class for 8 months... Even Dd kept asking me why they spelt her name that way

SpringIntoChaos · 04/04/2023 23:02

I'm a teacher and do try to spell children's names accurately. I still occasionally get it wrong though with unusual spellings. It's easily done when writing out 32 swimming certificates in time for assembly, when you've been handed to blank ones with 5 minutes notice 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

I once went on a teachers course...it was at a football academy to qualify as a children's football coach. Despite me spending two whole days in this place, I was proudly presented with a certificate saying Mr Dane Chaos...I was Miss Diana Chaos! 🤷‍♀️🤣 The chap handing out the certificates didn't even acknowledge my very clearly female-ness as he handed it over and shook my hand 🤣 (this was in 2002 so WAY before any wokeness about gender ID!)

Teapleasemilknosugar · 04/04/2023 23:39

CaptainMyCaptain · 04/04/2023 22:13

It depends what you consider to be important. As a teacher I believed a child's pride in their work and self esteem were important. Just because they won't use it to apply for a job doesn't make it less important at the time. The way a child's name is spelled is always important.

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Intrinsic motivation has far more worth than a hurriedly written, ill-thought out and contrived certificate to appease SLT/parents/tick boxes. You don't need extrinsic rewards to nurture pride and self-esteem, and yes, these are important.

viques · 05/04/2023 13:07

purpleme12 · 04/04/2023 20:27

I don't believe that I ever gave an indication that I wanted someone punished.
Honestly some of the implications on some posts about what I'm like and what I'm going to do about this etc are so strange

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Well, you said it annoyed you, and asked for advice. Clearly your tolerance for annoyance is set quite low.

You haven’t said if it is a certificate from Miss Sunshine of Yellow Class for exemplary book tidying, or a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records for eating blue smarties, so people are offering suggestions based on their own experience.

If you do go in to school after Easter to speak to Miss Sunshine I advise you to leave your snippy comments at the school gate.

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purpleme12 · 05/04/2023 13:09

Thank you for your advice about snippy comments. Very useful.

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Forever42 · 05/04/2023 13:12

OhMyCherriePie · 04/04/2023 22:50

My daughter got an Easter gift from school and her name was spelt wrong on it I was a little hmm 😒 yes yes I know it's a free gift and they don't have to give it but I think it's a little off to spell a name wrong for a child that's been in your class for 8 months... Even Dd kept asking me why they spelt her name that way

Good grief,some adult at school probably spent their own money on this and you are quibbling about a spelling mistake.

OP, let them know politely and I'm sure they'll correct it. My own DC aren't remotely bothered about their certificates - it's the recognition at the moment of giving the certificate they value.

viques · 05/04/2023 13:14

purpleme12 · 05/04/2023 13:09

Thank you for your advice about snippy comments. Very useful.

HTH.

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purpleme12 · 05/04/2023 13:15

Yes very much. I never would have thought to not use snippy comments to people.

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OhMyCherriePie · 05/04/2023 13:15

Forever42 · 05/04/2023 13:12

Good grief,some adult at school probably spent their own money on this and you are quibbling about a spelling mistake.

OP, let them know politely and I'm sure they'll correct it. My own DC aren't remotely bothered about their certificates - it's the recognition at the moment of giving the certificate they value.

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Yeah I think it's a bit shit have no intention of complaining though

OhMyCherriePie · 05/04/2023 13:16

Maybe they could spend some time getting the names right 😝 😂

viques · 05/04/2023 13:18

purpleme12 · 05/04/2023 13:15

Yes very much. I never would have thought to not use snippy comments to people.

I wasn’t sure, it’s difficult to know if the way people come across online is also the way they speak in real life.🙂

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purpleme12 · 05/04/2023 13:20

Ok sure.

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user1477391263 · 06/04/2023 03:24

It's not ideal but the teaching profession is under a lot of pressure right now.

This is the kind of thing where I ask myself "Have I ever made a mistake at work? Well.... yes," and just ignore and carry on.

Riapia · 06/04/2023 08:03

OP this is MN not the real world.
Things are different here.

Very different.
😁😁

Marchforward · 06/04/2023 08:06

purpleme12 · 01/04/2023 23:31

My child got a certificate.
But had her name spelt wrong on it. Not an alternative spelling, it's not a name at all.
It's really annoyed me. It smacks of someone rushing and not bothering to check.
Would you say something after Easter?

Well teachers work 60 hour weeks when they are rushing. I’m not surprised mistakes are made. If your child is unhappy just ask for a replacement certificate. It’s not a big issue.

Mumoftwoinprimary · 06/04/2023 08:11

CurlewKate · 04/04/2023 21:36

Certificates are important to children. I remember when my dd got a Headteacher's Award sticker and accidentally ate it. 🤣. Which is why politely asking for a replacement is the way to go. Simple.

How did your child manage to accidentally eat the sticker? 😂

PriamFarrl · 06/04/2023 08:22

While I understand your frustration I don’t understand your need to start a thread about this.

Someone made a typo. You send a note to school, pop into the office or whatever is appropriate and ask for it to be corrected.

What are you wanting people to say? That this shows a lack of care by the teacher? That is proves school isn’t interested in your child?
And people wonder why teachers are leaving.

Be the grown up and when the schools go back drop a note asking for it to be redone.

pictoosh · 06/04/2023 08:40

No I wouldn't say anything. It doesn't matter does it?

Downsize2021 · 06/04/2023 08:52

My own father spelled my name wrong on my birth certificate (although I suppose he didn't because it became my actual name by default, just not the intended one! ) He then registered me at my new school with the wrong spelling when I started high school meaning all my exam certificates don't actually match my real name (right name, wrong spelling).

I never accidentally ate a sticker, though.

Heckythump1 · 11/04/2023 07:36

It annoys me when people spell our double-barrelled surname (DH's parents surname that i've inherited) incorrectly, or shorten it, or just used the second half of it. Both parts of the name are common and easy to spell, so there's no excuse.
One of DD after school clubs always shortens it to e.g. D.Jones when it's Bell-Jones that really annoys me.... completely different letter!

I think spelling someones name correctly is such a basic thing to get right. Gave both my girls easy first names as a result of the daft double-barrelled surname.... and we've still had some interesting spellings.