My daughter found an error on the worksheet and now wants me to email about it

My nine-year-old brought home a worksheet with a word spelled two different ways. One version was marked correct. The other version was the one in her library book.

She put both pages on the kitchen table like evidence.

I looked it up with her. In this particular example, she had spotted a mistake. She was delighted for about a minute. Then she asked whether I would email her teacher.

I said she could ask about it tomorrow.

She said she had already asked once, during cleanup, and the teacher told her to put the sheet in her folder. That might mean the teacher had dismissed the question. It might mean twenty children were trying to leave and nobody had heard it properly. I wasn't there.

My daughter heard it as a final answer.

I don't want to teach her that an adult's version becomes correct simply because an adult printed it. I also don't want an ordinary typo to turn into a campaign requiring a parent representative.

The point isn't a grade. This sheet wasn't graded. She wants the class to know she noticed it.

That makes the request more complicated than “help me get this corrected.” She wants accuracy, and she wants the small public victory. I can understand both. I'm less sure that an email from me delivers either in a useful way.

We wrote a short question on a sticky note so she could remember exactly what to ask. Not “my mom says you're wrong.” Just a request to check which spelling belongs on the sheet.

She immediately asked whether the teacher would tell everyone afterward.

I said I didn't know.

I would help her follow up if a question about her actual work kept going unanswered. But at the moment we have one rushed exchange and one very motivated child.

Would you leave this with her for another attempt, or send a brief heads-up so the teacher knows what she is trying to ask? I want her question to be heard. I also want to leave room for someone to correct a typo without being required to stage an awards ceremony beside the pencil sharpener.