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March 23, 2005
Spelling Woes
This is an absolutely fascinating article about spelling and brain science from the Washington Post; it's the kind of article that makes me marginally more sympathetic about my students -- though why they can't seek out proofreaders I don't know. Steve Hendrix, a career journalist, can't spell to save his life. A lifelong friend of mine - one of the best-educated people I know - is in exactly this position, too. Of course, he's left-handed, to boot, and we all know about those people.
Hendrix does seem to think that spelling education as practiced in his daughter's school is better than it was in his day, but is afraid that it's too late for him.
I came across this via Chris Nolan, who says she can't spell either.
Posted by CrankyProfessor at March 23, 2005 10:25 AM