tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4184035163420056770..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Are We Too Reliant on SpellCheck?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30418657464065156512012-01-30T18:20:17.902-05:002012-01-30T18:20:17.902-05:00I thought the MS Word program was once called &quo...I thought the MS Word program was once called "SpellCheck" but I'm afraid the memory is not what it used to be. Maybe "SpellCheck" was in Word Perfect? I have heard many people refer to the application as "SpellCheck" as in "did you even bother to run SpellCheck before turning this in to your professor?" Otherwise I'd say, "did you even bother Programming Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838328277067778125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55922465777829784092012-01-28T15:53:08.298-05:002012-01-28T15:53:08.298-05:00Now you know why we have GRADUATE STUDENTS who don...Now you know why we have GRADUATE STUDENTS who don't know the difference between "except" and "accept": I was just dealing with one. <br /><br />But then, one of my best graduate students ever had never heard of the War of 1812: I suppose she thought "The Star Spangled Banner" was written by Jimi Hendrix. If anyone tries the excuse that she was a grad student in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46310695356482268772012-01-28T15:17:21.246-05:002012-01-28T15:17:21.246-05:00P.S. Yes, you are far too reliant on spelling chec...P.S. Yes, you are far too reliant on spelling check.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-26620910234805610992012-01-28T15:16:49.534-05:002012-01-28T15:16:49.534-05:00It's not "Spell Check," it's &qu...It's not "Spell Check," it's "spelling check." I don't know what "spell check" is". It sounds to me like software used by witches, to make sure they've cast the correct spells.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3425165183626653892012-01-27T22:16:16.245-05:002012-01-27T22:16:16.245-05:00I have them lose (or "loose") partial po...I have them lose (or "loose") partial points. Never had anyone complain much after I reminded them that the quiz was a take-home.Vanfurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190780610489813493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65839543481645212752012-01-27T21:36:23.324-05:002012-01-27T21:36:23.324-05:00I sympathize, I do. I also try to teach students ...I sympathize, I do. I also try to teach students from "where they are" rather than teaching them as if they were reasonably educated young adults. If you warned them that the computer only accepted properly spelled words, then bring down the hammer. If not and if they are like my students, who complain, "This is science, why should I be expected to spell?" (told to a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65993401967696099892012-01-27T19:46:34.004-05:002012-01-27T19:46:34.004-05:00I get in beeg trouble for counting off for speelin...I get in beeg trouble for counting off for speeling all the time on evals and from profflakea.Professor Brown-Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01844910674434653089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38693216949591370122012-01-27T19:42:21.021-05:002012-01-27T19:42:21.021-05:00Maybe warn them on the first quiz, but beyond that...Maybe warn them on the first quiz, but beyond that certainly not. If there's anything that makes you look just plain sloppy, it's poor spelling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84634266726158387102012-01-27T18:15:53.153-05:002012-01-27T18:15:53.153-05:00No is the "write" thing to do.No is the "write" thing to do.Dr Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10444414777736734711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18117688328496307442012-01-27T18:00:09.406-05:002012-01-27T18:00:09.406-05:00NO. Do not give points if it is open book, open no...NO. Do not give points if it is open book, open note, and it's spelled correctly in the book.<br /><br />Also, you can have them read "10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling" from The Oatmeal: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspellingBurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66990626608774004322012-01-27T17:42:59.136-05:002012-01-27T17:42:59.136-05:00I'd think you're write to not give them po...I'd think you're write to not give them points, but you spelled it wrong.LATBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430510699585592158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12558335766267008572012-01-27T17:31:08.751-05:002012-01-27T17:31:08.751-05:00No on the first quiz. Although that works best if...No on the first quiz. Although that works best if you warned them first. <br /><br />Yes-then-no mollifies now and makes for unhappiness later.<br /><br />Am I write?Alan From Apexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366176105581248496noreply@blogger.com