Spelling - is this why it's so bad?

[hogmaw]

I spotted this at my little boy's school this morning. I will probably get jailed for (god forbid) taking a photo in a school but I had to do it... if kids are being taught to read things like this, what hope do they have of being able to read, write and spell properly?

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[Attero]

What does that actually say?

[Gaz6002]

Is it Spanish?

[Tannhauser]

I spotted this at my little boy's school this morning. I will probably get jailed for (god forbid) taking a photo in a school but I had to do it... if kids are being taught to read things like this, what hope do they have of being able to read, write and spell properly?

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There has to be a story behind that. I don't think it can be part of some barmy phonetic spelling method. You could give them a ring and ask?

[stevie_b]

Please God let this be a spoof. If that's for real then it's abysmal.

 

I translate it to be "Our guinea pigs are on holiday with their cousins. See what they're doing." I'm not sure why a notice that said that would be displayed in a school though.

[Wez]

There has to be a story behind that. I don't think it can be part of some barmy phonetic spelling method. You could give them a ring and ask?

 

 

I would email them the picture asking them to explain what it is.

[Smallshinyant]

I need to know what the guinea pigs have been up to

 

I'm guessing schools know what they are up to, what age range is it for?

[TonyP]

It's better than some of the spelling I've seen on the forum.

[supramkivcork]

Is "trev the rev" in your kids school mate, it could explain a lot really ?

[Ian C]

Actually the transaltion of "ur" from Thickospeak to English is "your", so that's:

 

"Your guinea pigs your on holiday with their cousins. See what they're doing."

 

So even translated it makes little sense. Probably written by *insert current object of derision here*

[Rob]

To go all Daily Mail, isn't the modern way to get the intent of the message across without being negative to the child about whether its actually spelt correctly?

You don't want to upset them by making them feel inadequate or an underachiever.

[Gaz6002]

You don't want to upset them by making them feel inadequate or an underachiever.

 

Yeah, much better to live in a country full of dumbasses.

[hogmaw]

I'm going to speak to the headmaster for an explanation.

[AndrewOW]

Yeah, much better to live in a country full of dumbasses.

 

The USA?

[Josh]

I'm guessing that as all but one of the words is spelt incorrectly that it's some kind of English lesson, having to write it using the correct words.

[AndrewOW]

Or it's been written by a bloody clever guinea pig!

[Gaz6002]

I'm guessing that as all but one of the words is spelt correctly that it's some kind of English lesson, having to write it using the correct words.

 

I think you may have got that the wrong way round.

[Wez]

I'm guessing that as all but one of the words is spelt correctly that it's some kind of English lesson, having to write it using the correct words.

 

All but one of the words is spelt correctly

[Rob]

Yeah, much better to live in a country full of dumbasses.

 

Ahhh, but, ahhhh, come exam time everyone gets straight A's.

[Tannhauser]

To go all Daily Mail, isn't the modern way to get the intent of the message across without being negative to the child about whether its actually spelt correctly?

You don't want to upset them by making them feel inadequate or an underachiever.

 

Well, the first four words were right. I think you'll find schools of all sorts spend an extraordinary amount of time trying to get kids to write correctly. However, they are swimming upstream when the average home probably has more playstation games than books.

[Abz]

That hand writing is too neat to be a little kid... let's see what the headmaster has to say.

 

I have to say though I have no idea how some kids are getting straight A's. My wife's sister hardly did any work for her GCSE's, always last minute coursework & revise the night before... she was out most days with mates, an still manages to get 5 A's!

 

If she was an intelligent girl then I'd understand but she is sometimes quite a bimbo!

[Guigsy]

That hand writing is too neat to be a little kid... let's see what the headmaster has to say.

 

I have to say though I have no idea how some kids are getting straight A's. My wife's sister hardly did any work for her GCSE's, always last minute coursework & revise the night before... she was out most days with mates, an still manages to get 5 A's!

 

If she was an intelligent girl then I'd understand but she is sometimes quite a bimbo!

On the otherhand I went to a top notch private school and my best grade was a b in art the rest were c's. And my a levels were D in art. D in gen studdies. E in computing and a fail at business studdies. I still went to uni and studdied Internet computing. And then Flunked year 2.

 

I now work in IT

 

Exams don't mean much IMO. But this is going off topic. Lol. Interested in the explanation. I can only hope it's a "what's wrong with this" teaching aid.

[Josh]

I think you may have got that the wrong way round.

 

Shh, no one else noticed it... well maybe one other..

 

It's been corrected