I haven't posted in a while, just lurking occasionally, but was thrilled to see this thread so have to post!

DS's spelling tests now include not only spelling the word correctly but also placing it in the "appropriate" category. This week's categories were "People who do things" and "Words used to compare". One of the spelling words was "stranger". Which category does this fall in?

Well, according to the review sheet, the "correct" category is "people who do things"! This led to a most ridiculous discussion with ds about what exactly a stranger does. Clearly, in this situation "words used to compare" is the correct categorization. But no.

I really hate being put in the position of saying to him, yes clearly the answer they expect from you is wrong but if you answer the correct answer they will mark it as wrong. But it also seems kind of a petty thing to call up the teacher about. Sigh. Thanks for creating a thread that let's me vent about these things! smile