What exactly do English teachers do these days?

For one thing, while members of my generation who read things typically read things that were well-written and well-edited, today's 17-year-olds are reading garbage written by other 17-year-olds who have no greater command of English than they do. Therefore the reading material reinforces their inability to recognize whether or not a word is spelled correctly.

For another, teachers in the K-12 system are being required to both pass students along no matter how poorly they do and to teach things that are easy to use Scantrons to test.

And finally, many of today's students -- this isn't that much different from my generation, I don't think: there were pockets of us who were different, but it wasn't everyone, although the phenomenon may be either more or less common -- do not value education. They don't see the need to learn anything they don't specifically know will benefit them in a certain way, and they don't think being able to read and write well are very useful skills.

The thing I hate the most is improper use of apostrophes. Bee's, CD's & DVD's, Condo's. <<These are things I've actually seen on PRINTED signs. Not hand-written notes where someone hastily scribbled down something improperly. No, but printed, manufactured signs that were probably reviewed by at least 2 or 3 sets of eyes before hitting the printers.

Apostrophes indicate possession, NOT A PLURAL. Do the CDs own something? If so, it's the CD's sleeve, or the CD's shelf....or even the CDs' shelf. (Woah, you just blew my mind man). If you're selling more than one CD, it's CDs. Just like bike tires is not bike tire's. Simple.

Not to mention your beefs with their, they're, and there. Or To and too.

I agree. In an age where texting becomes the new baseline for proper spelling & punctuation (go 2 ur momz), and Google Maps gets you to the hockey rink...why oh why would anyone bother learning things properly? Why read a map when your phone will talk to you? Why spell properly when it takes too long. (or to long, or 2 long).

[buries head in hands and wonders what the future holds].....

its pathetic i dont know how some of these kids even manage to dress themselves

no wonder we keep dropping in education we are trying to educate the dumbest generation ever

mmmmmmm

they do such a hard work

1- they sleep in class

2- they eat in class

3- they use laptops in class

But Thank God They Are Not Doing *BAD* thing like .... ( what it is ) TEACHING ??!?!?