Do teachers ever try to teach people when to use "there" and "their" and "they're" PROPERLY :?

Question

its hard to understand what people are writing when they have it all wrong. PLEASE ??????????

Answer 1

Teachers try allot but some kids (doesn't include me) think that being the smart one wont make them look cool

Answer 2

Normally this skill is covered repeatedly in the middle grades, usually 4-6.  The best way to think of these words is to consider how they are used in sentences.  Consider these examples:

1.  They're (think "they are") going to the park to play baseball.

2.  There (think position or place) is a park across the street.  You will find it over there.

3.  Their (think ownership) books were left in the gym.

Answer 3

Yes, they do.  Students don't care about that.  Spelling, in many schools, is not stressed because in most cases students type and there is the 'wonderful' invention of spell-check.

Also, people who hold doctorates can be wrong.  As a person who speaks English as my native language plus two other languages and teaches one of these languages, I can tell you with confidence that the prof is/was wrong.  There are multiple websites and grammar books that support this.  I list one as a source although feel free to search for "its vs. it's".

Answer 4

I teach Kindergarten, and I start talking about it with my kids around the middle of the school year.  It, of coarse, is not a tested skill, as we just discuss it.  My son just finished the 2nd grade, and he learned the differences, and had to use them in proper sentences on spelling tests, grammar tests, and in other writing.  It isn't that kids aren't taught these things, but more that they don't apply them in their everyday living.  Like the first commenter said...Text language/spelling is becoming more and more accepted, and kids aren't really learning to spell.  My LEAST favorite word to see misspelled is "probably".  Kids today really think it is "prolly"!  It drives me NUTS!!!!

Answer 5

All the time. Has anyone ever taught you about its and it's? What about capitalization at the beginning of sentences?

Answer 6

They can try, but some people are just stupid and incapable of learning. Plus, most schools focus on math and science and make classes like English and history a lesser priority.

Your example of "its" is exactly backwards.

"It is" can be contracted as "it's" but the possessive form is not.

The dog wags its tail.

It's weird.

Answer 7

Sure, they try, but a lot of kids don't care. I personally think the whole situation is getting much worse, what with kids using text message lingo while speaking. It makes me die a little inside.

To answer your question from a technical standpoint--sometimes they can't. My sister is an English teacher, and the school board suspended her for a week because she was teaching grammar. Apparently, literature is the only important aspect of English. ::shudder::

Answer 8

I know! It makes me SOOO mad! You know what else bugs me? When people mix up "your" and "you're"!!!