Earlier today, I was reviewing my little boy for his final exams. As I was going over some of his quizzes from the term, I spotted a grammatical error in one of the questions. It bothered me so much that I took a photo of the test paper and posted it on Instagram.
You might think that I’m making a big deal over this, but honestly, I would probably be able to let it go if this error was not committed by an English teacher. Then again, as a parent who is paying a significant amount of money for the promise of premium, quality education, I think that I have every right to be bothered. At the same time, I chose my son’s school because I graduated from there myself, and so did MrC and all of my siblings. I believe in its educational system and the level of excellence that it promises to deliver. I take pride in being an alumna of this school, and quite frankly, it’s pretty embarrassing to know that a teacher from this school is unable to write a proper sentence in past tense.
Sure, this may just be an error, and maybe she really is qualified to be teaching English. I am more than willing to give her the benefit of the doubt, of course. But I will be watching.
I think you should let the teacher know about her mistake 🙂
I think I’d feel the same way if I saw this on my kids’ book/notes. I’d let this first one go, though, but will definitely keep an eye for other errors.
I’d talk to the teacher straight away in a civil, most amicable way of course. This way, she’ll be aware of the mistake, and would be more careful in the future.
I’m actually thinking of doing that, like maybe bringing it up during the PTC. I’ve never met this teacher, and I’m also curious to hear how she speaks. I think a conversation with her is probably in order, even just a casual one.
I think it’s okay to let this first one slide but I agree with you. You should watch out for future grammatical errors and then report it to the Principal.
Yep, I will definitely be watching! Parents must really be vigilant these days, especially when it comes to what the kids pick up in school.
As far as I recall, that’s one of the reasons why Ate Marge aka The Happy WAHM chose to homeschool — wrong pronunciation or something. When she tried to correct the teacher, the teacher insisted that it was the correct pronunciation! Haha! 🙂
Oh my gosh. Keeping my fingers crossed that this one will at least admit her mistake!
If I were in that situation, I guess I’ll keep tabs on the teacher and for any future mistakes. Pag quota na sa pagpapa-sensya with little mistakes, I’d forward my concern to the Principal na. These are little things indeed. But they add up and are being passed on to the kids. Teachers make mistakes but they’re expected to not do so too much. A simple proofreading doesn’t take long naman.
Exactly, proofreading is so important! And yes, I agree that teachers are allowed to make mistakes, but they should also be quick to correct them.
I so get you! I haven’t seen any grammatical errors from my girls’ tests in their present school, but sometimes I catch them pronouncing some things wrong and they tell me that it’s how their teacher pronounced it. Very frustrating.
OMG, that has happened to us as well! 🙁 It’s so annoying when the kids are taught the wrong pronunciation!
I would definitely feel the same, we put trust into teachers that what they teach our kids are correct. Hopefully, it was a typo. ☺️
You said it, spot-on. We put our trust in these teachers, so they should make sure that they do well. It’s part of their job, and they also owe it to the kids!