I remember when I was in elementary and jr. high we had lots of spelling tests on homonyms, synonyms and antonyms ....I do not remember my kids having that. I think we've gotten too close to "passing mandated state tests" and forgotten education
My word, even with the word "treaty" in front of some of the students they type "tready" ... sorry, but that's laziness. Proofing is too much trouble or something. It just makes me madder and madder LOL ... I gotta quit thinking about that stuff and go study now