My DD10 just got a paper back that was marked one letter grade lower than it should have been based only on a word that my DD repeatedly did not capitalize in her paper (the subject of her paper). The teacher thinks the word should be capitalized but I, a writer and editor, know that it should not be. Do I say something to the teacher since this is the only thing she marked wrong on her paper (although she marked it wrong eight times)since it brought her grade down an entire letter grade or should I just not say anything? Also, if I should say something how should I do it? A note, an e-mail, make an appointment with this teacher (not my DD's main teacher, but lovely from what I understand)? I don't want to make a federal case out of it, but it doesn't seem right that she should be marked off for something she didn't do incorrectly. Thoughts?
