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AIBU to take issue with English Teachers' bad grammar in a letter home?

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missismac · 10/01/2012 10:48

Didn't really want to post this in AIBU as it's fairly specific.

DS is in year 7 (he's 11) at a local comp. He's my 3rd child through the school. It's served well (so far) for the others & I'm generally happy with what it does for my kids.

However, we've received a letter home today praising DS2's progress in English. It details his hard work and last term and states;

"As a result he has stood out as one of the most positive, hardworking students in the class."

"has stood out"??!! WTF - how is that ever English, and should I ask his teacher about it?

I feel I am being pedantic about this, but on the other hand, correct grammar matters. DS struggles with reading & writing - if I can't trust that his teachers are teaching him correctly then how can I be confident in the education he's getting.

Should I follow this up, or am I making a fuss over nothing?

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GrendelsMum · 10/01/2012 19:35

TOWIE stands for The Only Way is Essex, a TV programme which will no doubt be fascinating to future generations of historians, sociologists and literature scholars. It is apparently 'semi-scripted' while at the same time being a 'reality show' - largely manifested, DH tells me, in the form of people being told what conversations to have - thus bringing up some very interesting debates about the extent to which identity is consciously performed in the 21st century.

AuldAlliance · 10/01/2012 20:10

Thanks! Looked online and found it described as a dramality show, which is a fine name for it...

Spidermama · 10/01/2012 21:44

No need to investigate further Auld trust me.

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