12 Responses for "Paging Dr. Seuss"

1. Nancy February 15th, 2006 at 1:58 pm 1

   Ugh, I had a similar experience at Big-A’s school — they were doing a lesson on the letter J and the easel where the teachers had listed J words had several that were misspelled. I decided not to say anything because I figured most of the kids can’t read at this point, so the exercise was probably intended to be more verbal. Plus I’m a coward like that…

2. Tigerlily February 15th, 2006 at 3:16 pm 2

   Surreptitiously make a new label and replace the old one?

3. mama_tulip February 15th, 2006 at 4:03 pm 3

   I’m with Tigerlily. It would drive me nuts and I’d do what she said, LOL.

4. Beth February 15th, 2006 at 5:00 pm 4

   i know, i noticed a misspelling on a poster at Davey’s school. it drives me INSANE — but I’m too chicken to point it out.

   or maybe you could just peel off the label quietly and throw it in the trash..?

5. Mother GooseMouse February 15th, 2006 at 5:59 pm 5

   Well, I’m a judgmental b!tch, so I’d say something. Then again, I would have said something even if I was seven. Better that it come from another adult than from a child, right?

6. Elizabeth February 15th, 2006 at 7:56 pm 6

   See, now why didn’t I think of that? I could have surreptitiously spilled some red punch on it and offered to make a new label. Sneaky, you guys are!

7. Nixie Knox February 15th, 2006 at 7:59 pm 7

   I would secretly replace the label. That is soooo awful when that kind of stuff happens. Spelling errors in a classroom make me cringe.

8. Mightymouse Mommy February 15th, 2006 at 11:31 pm 8

   I have had this sort of experience ALL YEAR LONG with Lou’s science teacher but it’s not just spelling, it’s all kinds of basic science stuff SHE SHOULD KNOW. And we’re not talking about children that can’t read, Lou’s 13 for pete sake.

   So far she’s told him that there’s no such thing as a below sea level terrain that’s NOT under water (ever heard of Death Valley?)

   That Death Valley is below sea level and not submerged because THEY BUILT LEVIES to keep the water out (no lie, she told him this when he pointed out Death Valley was below sea level *as one example*.)

   That there is no such thing as a live liver donor.

   That the human liver cannot regenerate missing pieces.

   There’s been other things, but these are the ones coming to mind at 11:30 at night. It drives me insane that this woman is even in front of children. She should be locked in a room with a set of Encyclopedia Britanica.

   For me, I would personally say something, away from the children and in a low voice, like “I only noticed this because I’m neurotic, but I thought you might want to know that you spelled Dr. Seuss’s name wrong on that bin over there.” That way it simply makes it seem like it was a genuine oversight that could have happened to anyone but you noticed it because YOU’RE picky and you’re just trying to be helpful. But that’s me.

9. TB February 16th, 2006 at 2:33 pm 9

   You could tell Nathan to point it out to his teacher, or that could go horribly wrong if he said “My mommy said this word is spelled wrong”. Yeah, never mind.

10. Dawn February 16th, 2006 at 2:49 pm 10

    I would offer to re-label all her bins - cause I think my own handwriting is the shit. That way I could correct it AND make her think I am a goddess.

    Then I would most likely overcompensate by buying 8 billion new markers and sending them in to assuage my own guilt.

11. Elizabeth February 16th, 2006 at 2:50 pm 11

    Thanks for all the great suggestions! Parent-teacher conferences are next month so when we go to the classroom I’ll figure out a way to bring it up. I just really hope I don’t embarass her.

12. Meg February 16th, 2006 at 11:28 pm 12

    I never, ever would have noticed that. In fact, I most likely would have typed that label. Even though I’ve read just about everything by the good doctor.