Teacher vent

[Lisa loves Pooh]

If the grownups in a child's life don't write or speak well, how will the child ever learn the correct way? Children learn from their parents as well as from school.

This skill will help them as they grow & get jobs. I find it hard to believe some of the people at the insurance company where I used to work ever got a job there. You'd think an underwriter would have good skills. NOT! At least the underwriter I was assigned to had a few problems. I cringed when I read some of the letters/memos in insured's files. For example--if she was saying she was sorry she was late getting back to an agent she'd write "My apologizes for blah blah blah" in lieu of "My apologies for blah blah blah" or even "I apologize for not getting blah blah blah".

I know I'm not perfect; never was never will be but I do know how to read & what makes sense & what doesn't. I wish there would have been more classes in grammar & punctuation when I was in high school. Need that in elementary/middle school too but a refresher in high school would have been a plus.

No suggestions for you though, OP. Difficult choice I think.

My sister had a learning disability that was not discovered until college. She is EXTREMELY intelligent. Unfortunatley, sometimes when she speaks and more often when she writes, it would be difficult as you trip over her misuse and switching of words.

She did graduate high school and college. Her professors were extremely patient with her and she was assisted as much as possible when it came to papers. I recall editing one of her papers for her and I felt so bad. She felt even sillier b/c she couldn't believe how she wrote certain things.

Her writing has improved over time--thanks to the patience of her instructors and those around her.

She does accounting type work and deals mostly with numbers (where her LD doesn't impact her abilities). But I'm sure she comes across people who might think she is an idiot and how on earth did she ever get a job let alone a degree.

I think it does impact her ability to get a job. But all she can do is try.

One of her classics that she says:
"nether mind". Still can't get her to stop that one.

Of course not every adult in the working world is like this. I just sometimes wonder how she comes across to other people who would rather assume she is an idiot than get to know her and realize she is smart.

I try to look past minor issues and focus on content.