I agree with Jjeff1 and I find MarcusQ's suggestion interesting and very insightful. My own suggestion is based on over 30 years in the business of Engineering at four different major companies. I also have two kids in College and one getting ready to go there. They and their friends have told me that the current trend in teaching writing, is to communicate and not to worry about Grammer or Spelling. I am not perfect at either.
What I do know is that "A" papers are coming out of some of our college students that would fail the Spell check of even Microsoft Word. I find this thought abysmal and depressing. I review about 200 pages a month of technical documentation, before it goes to the Tech Writers. Without saying anything about the multi-national flavor of the engineers employed in America today, I find that most of them can not Spell.
So, If I were a teacher, I would Red (or Blue) Line every single spelling mistake in their homework and deduct 1 point each. At the very least, you will teach them how to use Spell Check! The documents that come out of my company are read by Customers and the words that are not spelled correctly imply a lack of professionalism that is difficult to repair. Clarity in Customer documentation is vital or otherwise your Support costs will increase.
I realize that our High Schools are supposed to train our children in how to write. I also realize that a majority of our schools are not successful in this endeavor and that many of our Colleges are not stressing this topic either.
I applaud your effort and wish you the best of luck.
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I agree with Jjeff1 and I find MarcusQ's suggestion interesting and very insightful. My own suggestion is based on over 30 years in the business of Engineering at four different major companies. I also have two kids in College and one getting ready to go there. They and their friends have told me that the current trend in teaching writing, is to communicate and not to worry about Grammer or Spelling. I am not perfect at either. What I do know is that "A" papers are coming out of some of our college students that would fail the Spell check of even Microsoft Word. I find this thought abysmal and depressing. I review about 200 pages a month of technical documentation, before it goes to the Tech Writers. Without saying anything about the multi-national flavor of the engineers employed in America today, I find that most of them can not Spell. So, If I were a teacher, I would Red (or Blue) Line every single spelling mistake in their homework and deduct 1 point each. At the very least, you will teach them how to use Spell Check! The documents that come out of my company are read by Customers and the words that are not spelled correctly imply a lack of professionalism that is difficult to repair. Clarity in Customer documentation is vital or otherwise your Support costs will increase. I realize that our High Schools are supposed to train our children in how to write. I also realize that a majority of our schools are not successful in this endeavor and that many of our Colleges are not stressing this topic either. I applaud your effort and wish you the best of luck.
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