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Spelling, grammar still a worry Dominion 31 October1996 Agnes-Mary Brooke (Nelson) This opinion starts by quoting Marva Collins: " New methods and new theories are not the solution. In fact they have been the primary cause of mis-education. Teachers need to stop looking for excuses and teach. " The article then looks at the cost to industry and society of sub-standard literacy. They also look at the problems many students face in secondary school because they lack basic competence in reading, writing and comprehension. Biophysicist Harold Chugani of the University of California claims that trillions of connections between neurons are maintained in early childhood till the brain determines how many are needed. Those that are not are eliminated. That is, the more young children use their minds, the more brain cells they have and the more connections they keep. The second part of the article suggests that New Zealand's costly Reading recovery system is part of the problem. Based on a report from the British Office for Standards in Education, the author claims that whole language methods do not work, especially for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. ( Could it be that other parents at least partially compensate for the inherent defects in the system?

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Skipping school - is it OK to extend holidays? Hutt News 19 January 1998 This article features the views of Gorham Millbank, Truancy manager at the Ministry of Education. I was particularly intrigued by the examples of unchallenged assumptions in his views. Not all is negative. For example, " Of course children benefit from alternative experiences outside the classroom ". However, the obvious implication is that the majority of "real" learning has to happen in a classroom. More positive is the claim that " It is very important for children to be supported by their families in their education. " Studies have shown that parental involvement makes more difference in a child's education than any other factor. Unfortunately he then puts us back in our place by saying " That means little things like being got up in good time every day, and sent off to school with the materials they need ..." Now I know he is writing about a particular situation - and hopefully did not even have home schoolers in mind. However, many parents have experienced this superior attitude from professionals - it is often in their mindset. They cannot imagine that parents can handle the important task of teaching their children - just the trivial ones of feeding, providing, etc. it is not a major leap from that position to social engineering - and even having children totally raised by professionals who, being properly trained, can do a better job than we amateurs. (The frightening thing is that the breakdown of the traditional extended family has so eroded parenting skills that too often there is an element of truth in this.)

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69. Spelling/Grammar Correction spelling/grammar correction. From Vladimir Vuksan vuksan veus hr ;To balsalist gnome org; Subject spelling/grammar correction; http://mail.gnome.org/archives/balsa-list/2000-May/msg00125.html

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71. Spelling, Grammar Taking A Beating In World Of E-mail spelling, grammar taking a beating in world of email. Thursday, March30, 2000. By MARTHA IRVINE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. chicago if http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/emal30.shtml

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72. A Spelling / Grammar Rant A spelling / grammar Rant. This is about the attitude towards spelling/grammarthe average fanfic writer displays, and how they react to criticism of it. http://www.irrealistic.net/random/spelling.html

A Spelling / Grammar Rant You see, to me spelling and grammar is just as important as plot and characterisation in fanfic, and I think both should be approached in the same way. To illustrate: A quiz. Situation One Somebody posts a comment on your story saying very politely that you make a lot of spelling and/or grammar errors but that otherwise the story is good. Do you: Post a long rant in reply about how unfair it is to pick on your spelling and that good spellers need to realise that not everybody has got good spelling because the education system sucks and that people like them really take the fun out of fanfiction. Burst into tears and swear off ever writing fanfiction again. Roll your eyes, point all your friends to the message as an example of an anal-retentive freak, and then forget about it. Figure it doesn't really matter - who cares about spelling and grammar anyway? Read through your story, realise you made mistakes and fix them to the best of your ability, asking other people for help if necessary. Situation Two Someone posts a reply to your story very politely pointing out that your characterisation is somewhat suspect and completely inconsistent, but that the plot had promise. Do you:

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74. Spelling/Grammar spelling and grammar Do yourself a favor and check your spelling and grammar priorto posting your notes! Do you have to do this? No, of course not http://users.aol.com/tipsplus/spell2.htm

Spelling and Grammar Here are some of the most commonly misspelled/misused words. Note that this list is in no way intended to be comprehensive; it's just here to give you an idea of common errors people make when posting messages. Note too that we're not English professors! This is simply a common-sense guide. Do yourself a favor and check your spelling and grammar prior to posting your notes! Do you have to do this? No, of course not... only if you care what people think about you! After all, people in cyberspace know nothing about you but what they read in your notes. You do want to make a good impression, don't you? Go to our Words That Are Commonly Confused page. Some Words That Are Commonly Misspelled or Misused accept and except "The keyboard won't accept my keystrokes..." "We don't accept checks..." ( accept : taking somethingplease accept my advice, accept this offer) "I've tried everything except that..." "There are no except ions to this rule..." ( except : everything buteveryone except you, all those files except this one) ad and add "How do I place a classified ad on AOL?" (

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Entire AskOxford Site Ask the Experts Dictionary and Thesaurus Quotations Dictionary of First Names Entire UK Book Catalogue HOME SHOP EDUCATION PRESS ROOM ... FOREIGN LANGUAGES SELECT SITE gongoozler a person who idly watches an event or activity taking place. An informal term, it originally referred very specifically to someone who stared at activity on a canal and probably has its origins in the Lincolnshire dialect words gawn and gooze , both of which mean 'to gape or stare aimlessly'. Word of the day by email I love to feel events overlapping each other, crawling over one another like wet crabs in a basket. Whose catchphrase is "I have the power!" Find out in our article on cartoon catchphrases Browsing and Sluicing P. G. Wodehouse's reference to "excellent browsing and sluicing" suggests a diet not wholly in accord with ingredients approved by the Oxford Book of Health Foods , and quotations about food often indicate a degree of self-indulgence. A character in Thomas Love Peacock's 19th-century comic novel Crotchet Castle was sustained by "a well-buttered muffin, and the tonic of a small lobster", and a few years later the clerical wit Sydney Smith wrote to a friend that, "If there is a pure and elevated pleasure in this world it is a roast pheasant with bread sauce." Edna Ferber thought that, "Roast Beef, Medium, is not only a food.

76. Atrium: Bibliotheca -- Spelling And Grammar Hints Some spelling and grammar Hints. One of the things which really irksa prof when he or she is marking papers (or exams) are recurring http://web.idirect.com/~atrium/research/spelling.html

Some Spelling and Grammar Hints One of the things which really irks a prof when he or she is marking papers (or exams) are recurring grammar and spelling errors which could have been corrected if the student had taken a little care when it came time to proofread. Unfortunately, these are also the sorts of things that students are often reluctant to seek help about. So here, in no particular order, are problems which every prof cringes at: When To Use Apostrophes For some reason unknown to me, a great many students at universities really have no idea when to use an apostrophe. There are generally three uses for apostrophes: They are used to show possession, for example: Caesar's horse, the temple's foundations, the dog's breath. If a word ends in an `s', generally an apostrophe without an `s' is added, for example: Gaius' chariot, the cactus' needles, the provinces' premiers. EXCEPTION: there is a class of words called possessive pronouns which never have an apostrophe, for example: his, hers, its, yours, theirs, whose (not who's).

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78. A1 Yippee - Windows - Education - Grammar And Spelling - Grammar Slammer grammar Slammer, The reference tool that answers your English grammar questions. Itgoes beyond a checker and is far easier than an online grammar book. http://yippee.i4free.co.nz/html/win/education/title8236.htm

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