Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-02-05 18:02, Becca EmaNymton wrote:
>
>> One of my nieces is in 1st grade and during a spelling test, her
>> spelling was 100% correct, but the teacher gave her a 77 because of her
>> poor penmanship. She is also writing in cursive. Her mom is miffed,
>> because the child is discouraged and she feels like she is stupid.
>
> What does penmanship have to do with spelling? When my son was in
> highschool he has a horrible English teacher who once gave him an F on
> an assignment. Her only comment was to the effect that he had to start
> behaving in class. My friend was an English teacher and said he would
> have given him an A.
>

I hate all such things! Becca, I hope this girl can regain her
self-esteem. Dave, what was your son's reaction?

My daughter taught herself to read by age 3. She was a bookworm. Her
second-grade teacher insisted that she read books at grade level, and
that killed her love of reading.