[General] People accuse me of being overly pedantic....

[Silverobama]

I wrote a sentence to describe myself in teaching kids.

People accuse me of being overly pedantic, teaching kids in a mechanical way.

I wrote this sentence in a joking manner but I think the methods I teach kids are right. Usually teachers use simple materials to teach kids while I ask them to read and memorize sentences. Some sentences are long but they are useful. I also ask them to read English every day and this makes kids like a learning machine. However, they're not because I also teach them to think independently.

Is my italic sentence natural?

 

[SoothingDave]

That's not what "pedantic" means. A pedant is overly concerned with minor details or with displaying their knowledge of such things.

 

[teechar]

Try "methodic".

 

[Rover_KE]

If you were pedantic, you'd call them 'children' rather than 'kids'.

 

[tedmc]

What about "regimented"?

 

[Tdol]

Can one be overly pedantic? What's the threshold?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I wrote a sentence to describe how I kids.

People accuse me of being [STRIKE]overly[/STRIKE] pedantic, teaching kids in a mechanical way.

I wrote this sentence in a joking manner, but I think the methods I teach kids are right. Usually teachers use simple materials to teach kids, while I ask them to read and memorize sentences. Some sentences are long, but they are useful. I also ask them to read English every day, and this makes kids like [STRIKE]a[/STRIKE] learning machine[FONT=-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, segoe ui, Roboto, helvetica neue, Arial, noto sans, liberation sans, sans-serif, apple color emoji, segoe ui emoji, segoe ui symbol, noto color emoji]s[/FONT]. However, they're not, because I also teach them to think independently.

Is my italic sentence natural?

PITA alert: Please put commas in compound sentences so we don't have to. Thanks!

 

[canadalynx]

I am not a teacher.

I think "accuse" is a pretty strong word.
I'd suggest "say or think".

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I am not a teacher.

I think "accuse" is a pretty strong word.
I'd suggest "say or think".

I'll excuse accuse!

 

[teechar]

I also don't have a problem with "accuse" in that sentence.

 

[Tdol]

I'll excuse accuse!

Are you being overly pedantic or protective?