Teachers with red pencils Re: “Confessions of a bad speller — Writer is in good company, but he’s trying to get out of it,” by Christopher de Vinck, Saturday Opinion. Advertisement I’m a retired teacher, and I enjoyed this column very much. It reminded me of the time I wrote a letter to a former teacher. I was 10 years old. Advertisement I wrote, “Dear Mrs. Carter, Guess what? I won first place in the Districk Spelling Bee!” She circled the word “Districk” with a red pencil and mailed it back to me! Opinion Get smart opinions on the topics...