Iz this spelt rite?

dancer · Jul 16, 2006

It's great having others promote my arguments! I'm one of those folks who can't allow himself to spell badly or use incorrect grammar. Lately I've been calling it "monking" (after the USA Network TV obsessive-compulsive detective character played by Tony Shaloub), but it's mostly just natural with me. As I'm typing this I seem to catch my errors almost immediately and correct them. As someone else alluded, I read books in my youth in the 50's rather than watching TV so that had an effect. Also, in my career I have spent much time interacting with foreign nationals who did not have idiomatic American English as their first language. To prevent misunderstanding, I gradually learned to be more precise and correct in both my speech and writing, and that I could be almost perfectly accurate when writing because it was not subject to "real time" errors.

However, it doesn't matter to me if y'all don't follow my example. Didn't say it didn't bother me, just that it doesn't matter. ;-D

MossRoad · Jul 17, 2006

Yes, the keybored is default.

Soundguy · Jul 19, 2006

ronjhall said:
I always thought it was the fault of my keyboard that caused me to miss spell "from". Now I have to blame my left hand.

I remember back to the old days when you could set typematic rate low, and/or high leatent low speed connections that used echo for keystrok typing on old bulleting boards. it was sometimes very easy to overtype and not see what was comming out as it was being typed.. made it kinda hard back then... ( this was pre-al gore inventing the internet.. etc.. (grin) )

Soundguy

MossRoad · Jul 20, 2006

There are two women in our company that can still out-type the computers... That is... they type so fast that they can stop typing and watch the screen catch up.

Soundguy · Jul 20, 2006

It's nice to see people still typing. Too many 2 finger 'peckers' out there now...

When i was in school.. typing was mandatory.. I'm not sure if it is now..??

Soundguy

Farmwithjunk · Jul 20, 2006

Soundguy said:
It's nice to see people still typing. Too many 2 finger 'peckers' out there now...

When i was in school.. typing was mandatory.. I'm not sure if it is now..??

Soundguy

Based on a couple prospective hires I just interviewed, I'm not sure SCHOOL is mandatory anymore. Jeeees.

dullpain · Jul 21, 2006

FarmwithJunk - Can really relate. Do all the interviewing, testing for new hires. From unskilled to highly skilled , technical positions. I'm not sure school is required any longer either ?????

mikim · Jul 21, 2006

MossRoad said:
There are two women in our company that can still out-type the computers... That is... they type so fast that they can stop typing and watch the screen catch up.

sounds like my wife - she can type as fast as I can read ......... but then she needs spell check to catch her few typos .... or she needs me to proof read - she has a bad habit of "over-reading" the typos.

mikim · Jul 21, 2006

Farmwithjunk said:
Based on a couple prospective hires I just interviewed, I'm not sure SCHOOL is mandatory anymore. Jeeees.

What I've concluded is - the quality of education has dropped continuosly for a lot of years - for a lot of reasons. reasons include, but I'm sure are not limited to, 1. money of course, 2. there is more to teach now than in the past so each area doesn't get the coverage it used to, (I didn't have to learn a thing about a computer when I was in school - they were big machines that took up an entire floor of a downtown building) 3. there seems to be more "admin" that teachers are saddled with and "requirements" that they have to contend with. It almost discourages good teachers from being inovative. 4. Discipline isn't what it used to be - at home or at school - ......... I'm thinking the system needs an entire overhaul --- starting with changing the mindset of parents and Joe Public on the importance of our future in general as the result of short changing the kids education. Every school bond that hits the street should be looked at with not what it will take out of our pockets today - but what it will cost us in the future if we don't pass it.
and whatta know - after 5 1/2 years I finally made veteran status with this post

Farmwithjunk · Jul 21, 2006

mikim said:
What I've concluded is - the quality of education has dropped continuosly for a lot of years - for a lot of reasons. reasons include, but I'm sure are not limited to, 1. money of course, 2. there is more to teach now than in the past so each area doesn't get the coverage it used to, (I didn't have to learn a thing about a computer when I was in school - they were big machines that took up an entire floor of a downtown building) 3. there seems to be more "admin" that teachers are saddled with and "requirements" that they have to contend with. It almost discourages good teachers from being inovative. 4. Discipline isn't what it used to be - at home or at school - ......... I'm thinking the system needs an entire overhaul --- starting with changing the mindset of parents and Joe Public on the importance of our future in general as the result of short changing the kids education. Every school bond that hits the street should be looked at with not what it will take out of our pockets today - but what it will cost us in the future if we don't pass it.
and whatta know - after 5 1/2 years I finally made veteran status with this post

Happy 1,000th post!

I'm 110% in agreement with the discipline/parental guidance comment(s). If a person is driven enough, be it SELF driven, or parents pushing, they'll learn more from everyday life, from school, and most importantly, learn how to be a parent themselves. There seems to be a mindset today that just concieving a child qualifies one as a parent. I've seen too many kids having kids. They never had the opportunity to learn how to RAISE a child to adulthood. There are plenty of bad influences in our society. Most have always been there. It's that parental guidance that educates a youngster to the "right vs. wrong" of those influences. Only then can a child get the "book smarts" that takes them to the next level.

rox · Jul 21, 2006

I am not so sure that the quality fo education has gone down. I think it is dependent on where you live. There are great average and poor school districts all over. Seems to me that our great state and private universities and colleges are getting the studens fomr somewhere.

My daughter is a teacher and she taught int he worst school in America. Front page of the New York Times several times. It was in Philadelphia and the school was taken over by a private company. She was hired by the private company. In these so called "bad" schools you have to understand that teachers can not ameliorate the social and economic problems of the students. It is too much for a teacher. I was proud that my daughter made it through a hwole eyar, the principal couldn't make it, she cut and ran before Christmas. And the princiopal went int toeh school with high ideals and a big heart and a P.h.D.

Sure there are some "bad" schools, however they are a direct result of the community they are in.

rox · Jul 21, 2006

Moss Road = You always get your point across in your posts and all of us know what you mean... from your posts we've learned you're an apricot farmer in New Zealand married to an author on olive pits.

Apricot farmer.....

You are so funny.

Iowachild · Jul 21, 2006

Soundguy said:
It's nice to see people still typing. Too many 2 finger 'peckers' out there now...

When i was in school.. typing was mandatory.. I'm not sure if it is now..??

Soundguy

Soundguy,

Whne I was in jr. high school in 1968, my mother made in madatory for me to take typing. I'm sure glad she did!

midlf · Jul 22, 2006

Iowachild - Same here. Both parents and all 4 grandparents could type. It was not an option. For me in 1961 it was summer school before 9th grade and then as a sophomore in HS. Typing is my most used school skill after reading. It sure paid off at college. I did not have to, as some did, date a girl they really didn't like so they could get their papers typed or spend hours at it with two fingers. I also could do my own keypunching for computer courses. These days spell check has allowed me to let my typing skills slip somewhat.

Soundguy · Jul 23, 2006

I would think that with the 'information age' engulfing everything.. that ALL kids would be learning to type.. and be very good at it.. however... most kids are just good at a joy stick.. and still do the 2 finger pecking..

I really didn't like typing in school.. but it has come in sooooo usefull int he 'real world'. Besides school work.. it has opened up some decent job opportunities.

Soundguy

Iowachild · Jul 25, 2006

Iowachild said:
Soundguy,

Whne I was in jr. high school in 1968, my mother made in madatory for me to take typing. I'm sure glad she did!

Unfortunately proofreading anything I write does not work to well. Unless I wait a couple days so I have forgotten what I wrote. Otherwise my mind just fills in missing or misspelled words.

Soundguy,
All my kids took a required course called "keyboarding" here. My boys are competent typists but my daughter is a whiz!

MossRoad · Jul 27, 2006

When I was in high school I took typing for three specific reasons:

1. It was a blow off class with no homework.

2. Only me and my buddy in a class of 28 girls.

3. The treacher had a nice '67 Chevy that I was trying to get her to sell me.

(I didn't get the car or a date

)

Soundguy · Jul 28, 2006

Speaking of date and teachers... How about all these femal teachers putting moves on teenage boys.... Where were they when I was in school ( hands in the air )

Soundguy

Farmwithjunk · Jul 28, 2006

Soundguy said:
Speaking of date and teachers... How about all these femal teachers putting moves on teenage boys.... Where were they when I was in school ( hands in the air )

Soundguy

Had a friend in high school that was dating one of his teachers.

Of course, he was 23 at the time.

(He drove his car to our 8th grade graduation)

Oh yeah, he's now high up in state government. And he married the teacher.

midlf · Jul 28, 2006

Soundguy said:
Speaking of date and teachers... How about all these femal teachers putting moves on teenage boys.... Where were they when I was in school ( hands in the air )

Soundguy

I suspect it was still going on but back then the boy would not have been considered abused but "lucky". When I was a kid there occasionally were teachers of both sexes that would 'suddenly" disappear for unknown, at least to the students, reasons. Looking back I now wonder if this type of activitiy was the reason. I had a few for which I would have been a willing volunteer.