I read an article yesterday which pointed out the little known fact that today's teachers are failing our yoof because they themselves are almost illiterate. This added to the fact that so as not to upset the little darlings, no teacher is allowed, (by whom - Education Policy makers I guess?), to indicate poor grammar by marking their work with a red pen.
This reminded me of a Manager I had a few years ago. As I was obviously more intelligent and better educated than she was, she viewed me with suspicion from day one. As if I would want to fight her for her lousy job, I don't think so! Anyway, determined to break me, she wrote a damming assessment of my performance every month during my probationary period. Having sussed her motives early on I kept copies of each one for the Employment Tribunal I looked forward to taking her to if the going got rougher.
As you can imagine, I took great delight in marking every one of her spelling mistakes and grammatical faux pas with an enormous red felt tip. Unfortunately I never did have my day in court as I secured a (slightly) better job and escaped from her psychotic clutches but not before passing my probation with flying colours I'm pleased to say.
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