At infants school if you didn't know the spelling you went to the teacher with your spell notebook and asked them to spell the word for you. I am still mortified at the memory of me asking her how to spell I. The letter I.
@fesshole don’t be. This is how we learn. Nobody was born intrinsically knowing how to spell I, or elephant, or anything in between.
@fesshole The sound's a diphtong, so it makes sense that a young kid would be confused about it. The fesser should be annoyed with the teacher for making them feel mortified.