Question to the Group

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Question:I am applying for a scholarship. The local chapter has agreed to sponsor me again and we met today to go over my paper work. I got there early and was having this discussion with one of the women on the committee on grammar errors, because at the last minute I realized I made an error on my essay and needed to correct it, which is no major problem. This led to a discussion on grammar and our current educational system. I happened to say I have mild dyslexia but I have learned to compensate over the years, blah, blah, blah. No big thing.We get to the part of my reference that is written from a professor that heads two departments at a Community College and University level. is a grammar nut. She is a perfectionist, bar nothing. She loves nothing more than to correct her student’s grammar and sentence structure in the papers they turn in and that was true when I had her as a teacher. I love , because she helped me become a better writer and one that was more aware, plus a better student as she has always pushed me to extend my boundaries. She has a sentence on her reference for me that make no sense because I just think her brain was moving faster than her fingers at the time. This is a perfect example, as we hold “some’ folks to a higher standard, and what happens if they are having a bad day or are human? Well, do I tell her and ask her to correct this as her name is on this letter head? I feel obligated to do this out of respect for her. I have a three week window. She is not a popular teacher or advisor due to her rigid rules but is well respected with me and others as she sets a high bar and churns out great counselors who meet the bar. This is like telling an ASPIE you made a mistake. But in my case it is a student towards and instructor. Do I tell her and if so, how? I have a really good relationship with her as we touch base on many things outside of the program.It is nice to know someone else was having a bad day too as after all; we are all human and not 100% every day, all day. Maybe that is the moral to this story? Just me.