Comments on: You’re a good student, but not my best speller

By: sophie

sophie — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:33:07 +0000

really first person to comment….REALLY
i am a kid and i can be a pain in the ass!
teachers deserve the right to laugh at me!
i am ok with it and most kids are.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:58:56 +0000

I’m going to be an arse (ass for those playing in the USA) and point out that we Australians don’t add in a ‘u’ after the ‘o’, Americans take the ‘u’ out of words.

By: infanttyrone

infanttyrone — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:16:40 +0000

You mentioned Sinclair Lewis back on the George C. Hubbs “Motivational Quote on the Toilet Tank” thread, tautologies on a sandwich thread, and Sisyphus most recently.
If you’re not what the Ed. Biz calls a “lifelong learner”, your nine years in the classroom must have been hell on wheels. Keep on chooglin’…

By: Rattus

Rattus — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:00:29 +0000

@infant tyrone, nope, not sandbagging – I only have a grade nine education. But on a less frivolous note, did I quote Sinclair Lewis somewhere in there? If so, it was purely accidental, but I am delighted nonetheless as he is my favourite writer.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:16:58 +0000

Yes, it is definitely the practice to correct students’ spelling on a card that the whole class signed. Also, students NEVER make the same mistake again after they’ve been corrected. That’s why all my students speak fluent, flawless Spanish just from listening to me and their Spanish-speaking peers. Thank God we’ve finally figured out whom to blame for a (probably) second- or third-grader’s spelling error. That teacher should probably go ahead and quit before she continues to ruin more lives.

Anyway, the note is hilarious.

By: kermit

kermit — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:33:09 +0000

All lessons are transmitted via Twitter now, CB. The tyranny of the 140 character limit is to blame for this.

By: park rose

park rose — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:12:43 +0000

Yep. Fucked up! Pissy points taken on board.

By: infant tyrone

infant tyrone — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:50:59 +0000

Part of me thinks you’re sandbagging,
but, hey, as long as we’re not playing for money,
I’ll tell that part to disregard your Sinclair Lewis line.

By: Rattus

Rattus — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:10:09 +0000

Sorry, infant tyrone, I am naught but an occasionally lucky idiot.

By: infant tyrone

infant tyrone — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:54:07 +0000

Sorry, Rattus…when you riffed in context with the Sisyphus bit
I figured you were into some of the rest…guess not.
My Plan “A” would be an herbal pain reliever.
Pharmaceuticals are an OK second choice,
but avoid ones made in China these days.
In either case, research your local regs
as to what is considered personal use
and what constitutes distribution.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Print this, de-seed that, roll and
finally, burn after reading.
Let’s Get Really Small
Steve Martin

By: Dr_Know

Dr_Know — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:54:20 +0000

Not inventive spelling!

By: infant tyrone

infant tyrone — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:48:27 +0000

Is “noulo countendere” an option, You’re Honour ?

P.S. Did you get my email from 8 Nov. ?

By: anglophile

anglophile — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:57:14 +0000

Wait, so you’re saying “favourite” isn’t misspelled?

By: Rattus

Rattus — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:42:00 +0000

Okay, could’t wait for the head to stop hurting before I googled. Unfortunately I’m too much the low-grade linear thinker to appreciate such things as Necker Cubes, Shrodinger’s Cats and tautological philosophy, so head hurts even more now.