tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post3698395313417849447..comments2023-12-22T12:05:09.831-05:00Comments on An Adirondack Naturalist in Central New York: We're Wriiiiii-ting in the Rain...Ellen Rathbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-21403128940044517272009-12-05T10:43:56.954-05:002009-12-05T10:43:56.954-05:00Eliz - how nice to hear from you! No, I don't...Eliz - how nice to hear from you! No, I don't think anyone checks the spelling, grammar etc. I cringe when I read/hear some of the entries, and really want to correct them, but I don't want to embarrass them or squash their interest, so I don't say anything.Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-51032729846699039772009-12-04T15:55:46.383-05:002009-12-04T15:55:46.383-05:00Well, I will let you know, penmanship, grammar, an...Well, I will let you know, penmanship, grammar, and sentence structure is thoroughly covered in our school to the point where my students grumble at me (okay, we homeschool, but it's still school ... and yes, they are my children ... but you'd laugh if you heard them correcting other children!). I agree wholeheartedly about the lost art of language. We are even diagramming ... it's fun (at least I think so) and I wish it had been covered when I was in school. Anyway, my two cents ... and thank you for increasing the desire among young students to take this course and learn how to journal. (Is anyone correcting the grammar/spelling in these journals?) (time not taken to spell check this comment)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07131433517143156646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-87009833229508640812009-12-04T13:24:34.529-05:002009-12-04T13:24:34.529-05:00W.E. - Ah, yes - the Seton Spots! So many of the ...W.E. - Ah, yes - the Seton Spots! So many of the kids seemed to rebel at these - they just hated to sit still and observe. Maybe I'll do a post on these - share the idea with others. <br /><br />Barefootheart - I can excuse my own bad penmanship on being hurried when I write (I know I can do better if I slow down and pay attention), but you are correct that penmanship today has gone right down the toilet. Who needs to know how to write legibly when everything is done on a computer today?<br /><br />Jackie - thanks! There are days when it is really rewarding and I am grateful that this is what I do for a living.Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-9422610504141827242009-12-04T10:08:08.277-05:002009-12-04T10:08:08.277-05:00What a nice job you have! Such important work! I w...What a nice job you have! Such important work! I wish I had had someone to guide me in such a way as a child!Thank you!Jackie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16617258566844653956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-45326391893520397932009-12-04T08:10:10.197-05:002009-12-04T08:10:10.197-05:00Anything that gets kids outdoors is a good thing. ...Anything that gets kids outdoors is a good thing. Disappointing when it rains, though. As for language skills, those have been going downhill for years. My adult kids have friends who were in university with them and can hardly string together a sentence. And penmanship! Yikes! Talk about forgotten skills!barefoothearthttp://willowhousechronicles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-36851253113769622642009-12-03T17:56:40.894-05:002009-12-03T17:56:40.894-05:00This reminds me of Seton Spots!This reminds me of Seton Spots!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370084953064042249noreply@blogger.com