Is "spelling" no longer important or does improper spelling indicate poor education?
80930
That spelling was not necessarily standardized (standardised?) in the past or that rules have never been well enforced does not change the fact that even if one's poor spelling is not a true indicator of one's intelligence or education, it certainly can leave a negative impression on a prospective employer or customer.  Understanding is vital, but effective communication is more than just the exchange of mutually understood ideas.
1002194
I wouldn't worry your not the only one. there are tons of people that don't spell good. I don't spell good, I use spell check for everything. I would be lost without it.
38286
poor education.. lack of effort.. no attention to detail.. \n\nWhen you communicate in writing you convey yourself, your thoughts and your feelings. You also convey your education, your ability to focus and your attention to detail. This has been lost in written communication on the internet. It looks like people are only half-way paying attention to what they're conveying and no attention to how they're conveying it.
1075328
My husband is illiterate. Life is very hard some times for him. He is very intelligent, but has a learning disorder. There are a lot of illiterate people out there and you would never know it. It is well hidden, and very sad that our school systems do no better than this.
731091
It matters to those of us who attended schools where all this was important, have or had parents to whom it was important and have jobs where it is important. If you can get through life without any of those applying to you, then you may well conclude that it is all somewhat irrelevant and who can blame you?  I think that by anybody's standards it is better to be a good and caring person than one with impeccable spelling and grammar. And having seen your original question, I think that you are worth twenty of those people who are so arrogant and superior about their command of language and who seek to put you in your place.  I'd rather have a good hearted neighbour any day than one with impeccable English!
1135772
Personally I don't mind if the spelling in a question is a little bit sketchy or hit and miss.  As long as the spelling is good enough that the question can be read and understood.  I don't think people should be penalised for having a lesser standard of spelling, grammar or education.\nThe community guidelines don't have a rule against poor spelling, they just ask you to check your spelling and to be aware that your question might be deleted if it cannot be understood due to poor spelling.\nPeople need to relax a bit and to drop the superiority complex.  It is not a sign of intelligence to put down another person for their inadequacies, it is a sign of ignorance and a sign of weakness.
112023
Are you asking about the word "education"? Most people I know pronounce it exactly like it is spelled. There are a lot of people out there who can't pronounce or spell a lot of common words though.
628913
I think that there is an increased tolerance for poor grammar and spelling in our junior high schools and high schools. I think that students have gotten lazy using the computer with spell check and no longer take the time to be certain that their language usage is correct.\n\nI also think that text messaging and chat rooms help the notion that poor spelling and typing skills are okay. In fact I think that their peers encourage poor writing skills with the use of "u" or "dat" in online communication.\n\nI also think that our children don't read enough and that schools don't do enough to encourage reading as a pleasureable passtime and to instill a love of learning, language, and literature into children.
33044
pleaded and speeded became the norm when uneducated people became icons for children. people who never learned correct grammar and spelling make up most of the young people of today's icons. it is so sad. people who made it past 5th  grade (if not earlier)should know the difference.
11394
My view is that the internet is opening more avenues of communication to teenagers and people with poor education, and both groups (with some exceptions) tend to spell poorly. \n\nIt's not that anyone's grammar is getting worse, but rather that we're being exposed more and more to the already existing bad grammar.
963705
probably not for the spelling lessons.
1056175
I've asked this question.  Most people just don't care about their spelling, and they claim to be in too much of a hurry to use Spell Check.  They are idiots.
444195
No, but bad spelling is.
1005856
Good question. I am continually surprised at the loss of intelluctual people these days.  It seems a good education and learning has gone down the drain. I don't know if it's the pupils or the system itself.  Grammer has gone to the dogs.  Kids these days don't even understand the difference between 'its' and 'it's'.
83232
No, neither spelling nor grammar is taught in schools anymore.  You see ignorant people tend to have more children than educated ones and soon the ignorant people will take over the world and no one will go to school anymore or if they do they will not be taught reading, writing and math.  They will be taught useful skills such as cursing, on-line language (so you can decode what your friends say when they use things like oic and u) and sleeping in.
109511
Even the answers here can't get it right. Only one other so far had no spelling mistakes.  I wish I knew what the solution was to this because it bothers me, too.  It is not an earth-shattering problem of life-threatening proportions, but for sure it indicates a lesser degree of pride in our work product, and a greater degree of laziness as he said above.  I don't see it as a time saver, because I can spell correctly just as quickly as incorrectly. As for the crowded classroom argument, I went to a school that had 3 grades to each room with only one teacher, but we worked and we learned and we still know our stuff. *Throw my hands into the air!*
1012793
Firstly, regarding the E: yes, it's a proper noun. \n\nSpellcheckers are heavily relied upon in many arenas of writing these days, unfortunately, and quite often these not-so-helpful tools are responsible for homophonic errors - quite and quiet, for example. Spellcheckers won't pick up omitted letters in correctly-spelt words either, which is frustrating when you've written a lengthy essay on fogs and their amphibious lifestyle. They often mis advise users to correct already-correct grammar. They are no substitute for a knowledge of English!\n\nI think the bottom line is kids today aren't taught grammar and spelling as rigourously as in previous generations, and there's less pressure for people to write well. I also believe that emphasis has been taken away from the importance of reading as a learning tool and placed on television and other mulitmedia modes. I think the fault lies with the education systems and their lack of attention to this matter. Thank you, Noam Chomsky. He postulated a theory that grammar is innate and need not be taught. He's wrong, clearly, but his ideas had a radical impact on the way education is delivered in many schools.\n\nBring back grammar and spelling lessons, and compulsory reading!