Comments on: Definately or Definitely? Spelling and Grammar in Today’s Schools and Workplaces http://www.jonathanfritz.ca/education/definately-or-definitely-spelling-and-grammar-in-todays-schools-and-workplaces the personal portfolio of Jonathan Fritz Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.jonathanfritz.ca/education/definately-or-definitely-spelling-and-grammar-in-todays-schools-and-workplaces/comment-page-1#comment-2331 John Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:55:28 +0000 http://www.jonathanfritz.ca/?p=264#comment-2331 Long before spell-checkers, we had to use a dictionary in order to check the spelling of words. There was always the old excuse that if you didn't know how to spell the word, how on earth could you look it up?? (0:} Long before spell-checkers, we had to use a dictionary in order to check the spelling of words. There was always the old excuse that if you didn’t know how to spell the word, how on earth could you look it up??
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]]> By: Steph http://www.jonathanfritz.ca/education/definately-or-definitely-spelling-and-grammar-in-todays-schools-and-workplaces/comment-page-1#comment-2161 Steph Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:47:28 +0000 http://www.jonathanfritz.ca/?p=264#comment-2161 @english grammar: Getting someone to spellcheck for you is only useful if the person is a strong speller. In high school, I used to have friends ask me to proof-read their papers quite regularly because they knew I'd find all the little errors they'd made. However, I rarely asked for the favour in return; chances were that they wouldn't find anything wrong with it, simply because they didn't recognize when there <em>was</em> a problem. Likewise, I don't always trust spell-checking software on computers. Most follow the American English language, which means words like 'colour' and 'realised' are considered to be incorrect, while in Canada this would be the proper spelling. I'm all for using spell-check, but I strongly believe that a person should not rely entirely upon it; spell-check first and then proof-read it yourself to be doubly sure that you haven't made any mistakes. Sometimes, a computer program is simply no match for a well-educated human mind. @english grammar:
Getting someone to spellcheck for you is only useful if the person is a strong speller. In high school, I used to have friends ask me to proof-read their papers quite regularly because they knew I’d find all the little errors they’d made. However, I rarely asked for the favour in return; chances were that they wouldn’t find anything wrong with it, simply because they didn’t recognize when there was a problem. Likewise, I don’t always trust spell-checking software on computers. Most follow the American English language, which means words like ‘colour’ and ‘realised’ are considered to be incorrect, while in Canada this would be the proper spelling. I’m all for using spell-check, but I strongly believe that a person should not rely entirely upon it; spell-check first and then proof-read it yourself to be doubly sure that you haven’t made any mistakes. Sometimes, a computer program is simply no match for a well-educated human mind.

]]> By: Steph http://www.jonathanfritz.ca/education/definately-or-definitely-spelling-and-grammar-in-todays-schools-and-workplaces/comment-page-1#comment-2160 Steph Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:40:48 +0000 http://www.jonathanfritz.ca/?p=264#comment-2160 @kids' spelling games There's definitely a lot of stuff out there to help kids learn how to read and spell. For instance, look at the entire Leapfrog line of products; they all revolve around teaching children how to read and spell correctly. At the same time, these tools can only take a child so far, because there is a limit to the words they can learn through them. Without a parent's personalized help, they're lost. A teacher has 30+ students to look after, and so it is the parent who has the provide one-on-one time with their child to support any lessons taught by toys and teachers. Then again, we have to hope that the parent isn't suffering from poor spelling themselves, and that they are willing to buy educational toys and encourage their child to use them. I checked out your site, and I really like the idea! Spellings bees are a fun way to reinforce good spelling habits with a competitive twist; it's something they can do both online and in class. And the personalized list is a way for children to focus on the words they really have problems spelling. Next stop: ways to help children improve their handwriting skills! @kids’ spelling games
There’s definitely a lot of stuff out there to help kids learn how to read and spell. For instance, look at the entire Leapfrog line of products; they all revolve around teaching children how to read and spell correctly. At the same time, these tools can only take a child so far, because there is a limit to the words they can learn through them. Without a parent’s personalized help, they’re lost. A teacher has 30+ students to look after, and so it is the parent who has the provide one-on-one time with their child to support any lessons taught by toys and teachers. Then again, we have to hope that the parent isn’t suffering from poor spelling themselves, and that they are willing to buy educational toys and encourage their child to use them.

I checked out your site, and I really like the idea! Spellings bees are a fun way to reinforce good spelling habits with a competitive twist; it’s something they can do both online and in class. And the personalized list is a way for children to focus on the words they really have problems spelling. Next stop: ways to help children improve their handwriting skills!

]]> By: english grammar http://www.jonathanfritz.ca/education/definately-or-definitely-spelling-and-grammar-in-todays-schools-and-workplaces/comment-page-1#comment-2151 english grammar Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:23:49 +0000 http://www.jonathanfritz.ca/?p=264#comment-2151 haha thats sooooo poor!!! i dont get it,if they are so bad in grammar so why wouldnt they use some tools or something? or the person who wrote that couldnt use another person's help?????? haha thats sooooo poor!!!
i dont get it,if they are so bad in grammar so why wouldnt they use some tools or something? or the person who wrote that couldnt use another person’s help??????

]]> By: kids spelling games http://www.jonathanfritz.ca/education/definately-or-definitely-spelling-and-grammar-in-todays-schools-and-workplaces/comment-page-1#comment-2137 kids spelling games Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:56:05 +0000 http://www.jonathanfritz.ca/?p=264#comment-2137 Jonathan, we hear you! It seems like spelling and grammar are getting worse and worse with texting, slang and spell check. I think there's a bigger backlash to place more emphasis on strong grammar and spelling coming in the education industry. What do you think? Jonathan, we hear you! It seems like spelling and grammar are getting worse and worse with texting, slang and spell check. I think there’s a bigger backlash to place more emphasis on strong grammar and spelling coming in the education industry. What do you think?

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