Why can't this generation spell? Lincoln,  who went to school in a one room school house could spell better.
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Even the answers here can't get it right. Only one other so far had no spelling mistakes.  I wish I knew what the solution was to this because it bothers me, too.  It is not an earth-shattering problem of life-threatening proportions, but for sure it indicates a lesser degree of pride in our work product, and a greater degree of laziness as he said above.  I don't see it as a time saver, because I can spell correctly just as quickly as incorrectly. As for the crowded classroom argument, I went to a school that had 3 grades to each room with only one teacher, but we worked and we learned and we still know our stuff. *Throw my hands into the air!*
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Because nobody cares about grammar and spelling anymore.  When my stepson would say something like, "Him and me are going to the store" I would correct him by saying, "You mean, 'he and I'." His response would always be, "whatever."\n\nThere's also this fad in education now where you teach "writing" first without worrying about spelling or grammar.  The idea is that it gets them writing sooner and they can learn spelling and grammar later.  The problem is that they never learn spelling or grammar because it's too late.\n\nIt's very frustrating.
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To some extent it's true that schools seem to be getting more lax these days.  I cannot count the number of people who have not been made to learn the difference between 'to' and 'too;' 'it's' and 'its;' 'there,' 'their,' and 'they're.'\n\nOn the other hand, however, I believe it's also partly the environment.  I have many classmates in college who are able to write correctly and coherently in their papers, but as soon as they go online, all such grammar vanishes.  It's part laziness I think, and part lingo.  It's like using slang or an accent to show you belong.\n\nOf course, there's also the group of people who just never really learned to type.  Their sentences and spelling are messed up because they hit the wrong keys and don't see it or don't bother to fix it.
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He most likely had a such a hard time learning english and fitting in in America, he doesn't want you to have the same problem. Ask your father if you can learn just a few basic words.
123991
hopefully a better speller...
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No, it really irritates those of us who bothered to learn proper grammar and spelling in school.  The problem today?  It's called No Child Left Behind (aka dumbing down the curriculum).
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Learn to spell SCHOOL!!!!
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Grant wants to help Jefferson learn how to use capital letters correctly. Let's hope Grant succeeded. If he did, learn a lesson from Grant.\n\nChow!!
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Yeah I've seen that before. But it only works if you are fluent in the language been written. So spelling is important so that youngsters can learn to read and other people can learn the language.
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I did not see the particular episode you're referring to... BUT I do have a thought to share on the subject.  I've met quite a few children who were home schooled who have NO social skills whatsoever. (in other words, they are quite shy around others, and are in capable of interacting on the same level as someone who attends a structured school.)  Also, unless the parents who are home schooling children are qualified to teach children, I have a VERY difficult time agreeing that these children are receiving the best education possible.\n Also, just to correct your grammar... it's "As a home schooled....", not "As an home schooled...."\n\n****\nTo "answer faerie" .... since when has the word "home" been a word beginning with a consonant but starting with a vowel sound???  \nSimple misspellings happen to everyone ... even Harvard grads.... but not knowing or understanding basic grammar, because your schooling didnt' provide for it, is quite hurtful in the long run to the children.
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if you know the meaning of getting a better education, hopefully spelling things out properly....then just im me....\nyou make a total fool of yourself whenever you ask a question with SPELLING ERRORS!!!!!!!!!
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Are you asking about the word "education"? Most people I know pronounce it exactly like it is spelled. There are a lot of people out there who can't pronounce or spell a lot of common words though.
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The U.S. public school system is horrible.  Grammar and spelling are just the only subjects that show up here.  Outside of N. America, most US children couldn't label a map.
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yo liike   "READ A SPELLING BOOK"
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Once you learn to spell better...
544404
Have him investigate why his father doesn't know how to use a spell-checker.  A spell-checker compares strings of characters.
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probably not for the spelling lessons.