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This was pretty clear when our kids were all sent home during Covid. We pushed very far ahead using Khan academy. Keeping it simple with basic math, reading, an

This was pretty clear when our kids were all sent home during Covid. We pushed very far ahead using Khan academy. Keeping it simple with basic math, reading, and writing. About halfway through Covid schools started sending home this work they wanted the kids to do. 80% was a waist of time. I never really thought about it till then, but primary school is basically babysitting where they happen to do some learning as well.

hotpotamus 4y ago
You know, I overlook a lot of grammatical errors, and I usually don't like to be that guy, but when it's an "oh look how smart I am" type post I can't help myself. It should be waste of time, not waist.
- tomjen3 4y ago
  Then I will have to be the annoying person who points out that English is not a prescriptive language and that the more we push for incorrect spelling the more correct it will be. Anyway English is an ugly hack of a language, the more we mispell it, the better chance we have to get it fixed to something closer to Esperanto.
- cyberlurker 4y ago
  This is a jerk response. They were not bragging about being smart.
  - hotpotamus 4y ago
    Indeed it is a jerk response. They were bragging that primary school is mostly busy work while ironically making a primary school mistake.
    - hattmall 4y ago
      I'm with you. It's like the most ironic setup possible for an error in grammar. I was glad to see your response.
      - robotresearcher 4y ago
        Ironically, the error was in spelling, not grammar.
      - barry-cotter 4y ago
        If you’re going to be pedantic be correct. That was a spelling error, not one of grammar.
        hattmall 4y ago
        Eh,the word wasn't misspelled, it was the wrong word.
    - devmunchies 4y ago
      How is it ironic? I'm assuming that they themselves were brought up in public school and this mistake just makes their point stronger. If OP's homeschooled kids were the ones denigrating public school while making spelling/grammatical errors then it'd be ironic.
      - LtWorf 4y ago
        OP showed he isn't qualified to judge.
- eptcyka 4y ago
  Auto-correct will make even the most well written posters appear to have room temperature IQ.
  - deleted 4y ago
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  - raverbashing 4y ago
    For real, true Can't wait for sentence level autocorrect to appear. Because doing it at word level is not enough. I mean, ok, swipe typing has been a great improvement. But depending on the keyboard it manages to do stupid crap even at word level (like suggesting a 8 letter word if you just "typed" 3 letters)
- ahmedalsudani 4y ago
  1. It could easily be auto correct 2. A lot of brilliant people much smarter than you and me have trouble with spelling. It doesn't take away from their ability in other areas. 3. Hate to be that guy :) but it's not a grammatical error
  - InCityDreams 4y ago
    1. Auto-correct can be corrected. 2. Check your worm before sending?
    - mejutoco 4y ago
      > worm I assume it was "work" and that‘s the joke :p I am curious if there is a name for this situation where someone corrects others’ grammar and then make a grammar mistake themselves?
      - FelipeCortez 4y ago
        yes. it’s Muphry’s Law
        mejutoco 4y ago
        Murphy's Law covers it in a way, but I was thinking of something more specific to this exact case. I think I will start calling it Pontificator's Law. Let's see if it sticks.
- jay_kyburz 4y ago
  haha, I'm not offended, and I _am_ a terrible speller. I didn't mean to sound super smart, I just parked the kids in front of Khan academy and did some reading with them. I was trying to point out actually how simple it was to be better that what the schools were sending home.
  - hotpotamus 4y ago
    And I don't really disagree with you. I think Covid proved that childcare is indeed a major component of school. I doubt that a public school or all but the most expensive private schools have much ability to tailor education to the individual needs of children.
    - jay_kyburz 4y ago
      I would also like to add that I have a lot of respect for my children's teachers. Having such a wide variety of skills and talents in a class of 9 and 10 year olds must be very challenging.

hotpotamus 4y ago

You know, I overlook a lot of grammatical errors, and I usually don't like to be that guy, but when it's an "oh look how smart I am" type post I can't help myself. It should be waste of time, not waist.

tomjen3 4y ago
Then I will have to be the annoying person who points out that English is not a prescriptive language and that the more we push for incorrect spelling the more correct it will be. Anyway English is an ugly hack of a language, the more we mispell it, the better chance we have to get it fixed to something closer to Esperanto.
cyberlurker 4y ago
This is a jerk response. They were not bragging about being smart.
- hotpotamus 4y ago
  Indeed it is a jerk response. They were bragging that primary school is mostly busy work while ironically making a primary school mistake.
  - hattmall 4y ago
    I'm with you. It's like the most ironic setup possible for an error in grammar. I was glad to see your response.
    - robotresearcher 4y ago
      Ironically, the error was in spelling, not grammar.
    - barry-cotter 4y ago
      If you’re going to be pedantic be correct. That was a spelling error, not one of grammar.
      - hattmall 4y ago
        Eh,the word wasn't misspelled, it was the wrong word.
  - devmunchies 4y ago
    How is it ironic? I'm assuming that they themselves were brought up in public school and this mistake just makes their point stronger. If OP's homeschooled kids were the ones denigrating public school while making spelling/grammatical errors then it'd be ironic.
    - LtWorf 4y ago
      OP showed he isn't qualified to judge.
eptcyka 4y ago
Auto-correct will make even the most well written posters appear to have room temperature IQ.
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
- raverbashing 4y ago
  For real, true Can't wait for sentence level autocorrect to appear. Because doing it at word level is not enough. I mean, ok, swipe typing has been a great improvement. But depending on the keyboard it manages to do stupid crap even at word level (like suggesting a 8 letter word if you just "typed" 3 letters)
ahmedalsudani 4y ago
1. It could easily be auto correct 2. A lot of brilliant people much smarter than you and me have trouble with spelling. It doesn't take away from their ability in other areas. 3. Hate to be that guy :) but it's not a grammatical error
- InCityDreams 4y ago
  1. Auto-correct can be corrected. 2. Check your worm before sending?
  - mejutoco 4y ago
    > worm I assume it was "work" and that‘s the joke :p I am curious if there is a name for this situation where someone corrects others’ grammar and then make a grammar mistake themselves?
    - FelipeCortez 4y ago
      yes. it’s Muphry’s Law
      - mejutoco 4y ago
        Murphy's Law covers it in a way, but I was thinking of something more specific to this exact case. I think I will start calling it Pontificator's Law. Let's see if it sticks.
jay_kyburz 4y ago
haha, I'm not offended, and I _am_ a terrible speller. I didn't mean to sound super smart, I just parked the kids in front of Khan academy and did some reading with them. I was trying to point out actually how simple it was to be better that what the schools were sending home.
- hotpotamus 4y ago
  And I don't really disagree with you. I think Covid proved that childcare is indeed a major component of school. I doubt that a public school or all but the most expensive private schools have much ability to tailor education to the individual needs of children.
  - jay_kyburz 4y ago
    I would also like to add that I have a lot of respect for my children's teachers. Having such a wide variety of skills and talents in a class of 9 and 10 year olds must be very challenging.