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- A Newcastle University professor says spelling lessons were relevant 100 years ago
- Professor Sugata Mitra said youngsters should be encouraged to rely on technology instead
Steve Nolan
Daily Mail
August 3, 2013
Spelling lessons should be scrapped because children can correct mistakes on their mobile phone or computer, a university professor has claimed.
Sugata Mitra, professor of educational technology at Newcastle University, said that good grammar was necessary ‘maybe 100 years ago’ but ‘not right now’.
He said that traditional spelling classes are unnecessary when students have constant access to state-of-the-art technology.
Professor Mitra said that pupils should be encouraged not to rely on linguistic rules but to try and express themselves in new ways such as using mobile phone text messaging.
The professor spoke out as the Government introduces a drive aimed at improving educational standards that will see pupils tested on spelling 200 complex words by the end of primary school.
Alternative: Professor Mitra has said that youngsters should be encouraged to communicate in other ways such as via text messaging
Alternative: Professor Mitra has said that youngsters should be encouraged to communicate in other ways such as via text messaging
A separate test in spelling, punctuation and grammar was introduced in England for 11-year-olds this year.
GCSE students have also been told that they will be docked marks in exams if they do not use accurate English.
