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Old May 10, 2013, 01:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Maranara View Post
When it comes to grammar and spelling with younger people, I blame emails and texting more than anything else. I taught school for over 20 years and it got so much worse as time went on. Kids don't see why they can't use "u" instead of "you" or the letter "c" instead of "see" and it seems most kids don't know the differences between "there", "their", and "they're".
You just reminded me of an episode of Wife Swap a couple of weeks ago. One set of parents "unschooled" their children, instead relying on experiences in the world to teach their children. They felt children should learn about what interests them, not the all-around education you're given in schools. Whatever you think of that, my jaw dropped to the ground when the parents said their kids were learning how to spell through texting! I kid you not!
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