who needs gonski, page-9

My son had trouble with a certain word in a science report.
He didn't spell environment correctly.
When the teacher proudly displayed his work at a parent teacher interview I asked her why she didn't correct the spelling mistake.
Her response was that it wasn't important in Science.
What was important was whether he understood the concept.
She also went onto to say that spelling was dealt with in Spelling time.
Needless to say I was gob smacked.
I passed my concerns onto the deputy and the head master but they too thought I was a little over the top.
Correct spelling is important over the whole curriculum but the morons that teach it don't get this concept.