Life's Lesson, Literally

I was helping the kids do their homework. The spelling lesson included the word "judgment." But the teacher's wordlist gave the correct spelling as judgement, with no mention of alternate accepted spelling. I told the kids that most dictionaries list the judgment spelling first, which means it is the preferred spelling. Then I said to the kids to file that information away as generally teachers do not like to be corrected in their classrooms. I remembered the time when I was in school the teacher wrote the word "aspern" on the board, and I told her it was spelled wrong. She erased the word and wrote "aspirn," and I corrected her again. I'm pretty sure I thought she would be glad to know the correct spelling. My brother told me later that was not the case, and then I felt embarrassed. Many years later, I was on vacation in New Orleans, and attended a play called "Nobody Likes A Smartass." It was a good play and I think a true title.