RTFQ? Is this a normal teacher comment?

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DD got this on her exam paper today, apparently the teacher uses it a lot. I know it could also mean "read the full question", but I was a bit surprised.

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It means 'read the full question'.

How old is she? I would say it's not appropriate (assuming it's the first thing I thought of). I mark exams for older people and there is no way we would ever put that. Might think it occasionally though.

Why what else does it mean?
I only know of it meaning Read The Full Question.

Youre going to say Fucking aren't you?

thats what all the children think he means

'Read the FULL question' I personally can't see any problem with that, and tbh, if she is old enough to realise the other meaning, then its more likely she'll learn from it and actually RTQ next time.

they are Y10

Well of course the badly raised children obsessed with swear words think that

I'm not sure it's what Ofsted have in mind when they look for formative feedback...

Kids are going to read 'fucking' in every acronym with an 'F' but that's because of 'Read the Fucking Manual' - it has never been anything but Read the Full Question.

Putting the Fucking in is only because of RTFM.

thanks Laurie - I did say it was most likely "full". Good to know it is often used, I will tell her that tomorrow.

I always thought that RTFQ was the rude version . Mind like a sewer.

It was always RTQ when I was at school. Is the teacher aware of how the kids interpret his acronym?

I write RTQ. Not heard of it with an F, wouldn't use it with an F because it's open to misinterpretation!

I didn't know the 'f' could stand for 'full', and I bet I'm not alone in that and I'm an oldster whose first response to LOL is 'lots of love')

I'm willing to bet that I'm far from alone in seeing the 'f' as 'fucking' and if teachers of teens isn't aware how that is a (if not the) widespread reading, they are sadly out of touch.

I used to use RTFQ a LOT - and I did mean the rude version
but then I was marking post graduate accountancy exams and they already had 2:1 s under their belts.
NOT appropriate for children - RTQ maybe

TalkinPeace2 the ones I mark are accountancy ones as well - I do think RTFQ a lot but sadly the college I mark for would be v cross at us actually using it.....

Miranda
they did get cross with me
repeatedly
but nobody else was willing to read the audit papers for the money !
we parted ways after 4 years :-)

i've been teaching for nineteen years and i've never seen that before!

Missing out the unnecessary S it's a very valid and constructive comment.

I never knew the F could stand for Full.

You learn something new every day....

Always been Full since I was at uni in the 80's. Use it often and never been challenged and I work in an inner city school. A bit shocked at people making the sort of assumptions they are. If a question asks a pupil to explore and analyse I will write RTFQ and circle what has been missed if they have just explored for example. However in CRAFT............

DH says he puts a Q and a ? in the margin.

I use RTQ or NTQ (not the question).

However, with a pile of Y8 comprehensions beside me right now, I'm so tempted to switch to RTFQ - and it would be the rude version!

My son was taught this acronym whilst preparing for his year 6 SATS. Seems his teacher said something along the lines of 'well, OF COURSE the F stands for full'. The LSA then said 'You're going to get some complaints about that'.

Amusing in a droll sort of way.