Punishment suggestion?

Seanymph

Thankyou for asking atrix.

I'm not sure how I'm coping. Mostly I cope fine - perhaps I'm not as calm about everything that went on as I thought I was though as I went up in the air so quickly when I thought he'd been stealing again.

Nice to be asked though

blissfulbabe

NewKittenHelp wrote: »

I didn't say that you did. I was just countering that the man's claims that his parents ensured he got an education while he was running around with 'druggies'. Clearly they did not.:)

Apologies to the OP for taking the thread off track - I work as a lecturer in an FE college and I specialise in literacy, numeracy and I support learners with a range of barriers (including dyslexia and other spLDs). It is not at all unusual for people not be able to spell and punctuate, despite having a good education. I work with many learners who can't write well or proofread their own work, despite having high levels of intelligence and a good education.

Fortunately, uni's are more interested in people's abilities and thinking skills rather spelling skills. There is a wide range of assistive technology available to help with checking spelling, grammar, etc and these should always be used in formal situations and in academic writing. However, this forum is informal and is meant to be supportive. Drawing conclusions about a person's education based on their spelling skills and ignoring the fact they are articulate and able to communicate their point effectively is quite judgemental and, dare I say, a little unkind.