What are the differences between a person who can accept correction and one who gets defensive when they're corrected?

No one really enjoys being corrected, but there are those who can say “Thanks,” and go on, then others who get mad and yell.

I was reading that story about the teacher who was having a student read a poem about renting from slum lord from a black person’s POV (which is no different than what a white person has to go through with a slum lord, but that’s neither here nor there) The student, a freshman in HS, is black and she told him to read the poem ”...blacker! I thought you were black!”

I read the comments, which were what you’d expect. One reader, however, posted something along the lines of “Does she think we ALL talk slang and gutter? I will continue to speak and write proper English and with proper grammar as my mom and dad taught my siblings and I to do.”

Well, I channeled GailCalled just a tiny bit. I replied to her (“FYI…that should read ’....as my mom and dad taught my siblings and me to do.’ :)

Well, she fired back “Who told you to correct me! This is the internet, not school THANK YOU!”

I said, “Well, I just thought you’d want to know.”

OK, ok, so I was probably out of line but it appeared that proper grammar was important to her and I really thought she’d want to know. I think I handle correction pretty well. I know for sure I’ve learned a lot here.