I may be unusual in this, but I would LOVE it if someone would correct my
written mistakes.  I also want to know WHY something is wrong.  I suspect
I would ask enough questions about my errors that I would irritate the
person who originally corrected me.  I know I make mistakes.  I also
notice the mistakes other people make, and I don't tell them (unless they
are my students) because I know they will feel defensive.  If we did not
feel defensive, we would all be better communicators.
Jan


On Fri, 12 May 2006, Linda DiDesidero wrote:

> rules and having that person as a designated  resource is not a bad thing. 
(And 
> in this elementary school, it got so bad  that the principal insisted on 
> proofreading all of the letters that teachers  sent home to parents. She 
would send 
> the drafts back to the teachers full of red  marks. Of course, this was 
> extremely insulting to the teachers, and had the  effect of diminishing 
written 
> communication between teachers and  community.) 
>  

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