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Ssevensages reacted to gmax137's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with
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I share some of the concerns raised in this thread, but I'm afraid it is "shoveling against the tide." The ever-present media (TV... -
Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.Yes
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.Who disagree with the idea that half the purpose of a college education is to get a general education? Why do all universities mandate...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.The purpose of high school is to get a foundational (general) education. The purpose of being an undergraduate in high school is to...
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Ssevensages reacted to russ_watters's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
Agreed, and to me a lot of this is based on the question/assumption of what the point is of high school or college education. To me...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.That's what I have heard as well. I have noticed from reading people's posts on blogs and on facebook and such that a lot of people...
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Ssevensages reacted to Mark44's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
Apparently that's how things used to be but aren't the case for the past several decades. Instead of teaching grammar, the emphasis...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.In my high school English classes, we spent far more time reading and analyzing literature such as poetry such as the poetry of the...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.My English classes in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades did cover diagramming in the mid-1990s. But I have heard that English classes in middle...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.Three reasons: 1# Almost all high school graduates are deficient on English grammar 2# English classes in public school teach English...
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Ssevensages reacted to DaveC426913's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
I do not not take credit. That goes to my eleventh grade English teacher who felt very strongly that grammar was critically important to...
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Ssevensages reacted to Mark44's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
I believe this is true as well, and also believe that this is partly due to the teachers not having a solid grasp of grammar.
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Ssevensages reacted to Mark44's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
Because all too often, the basics don't get covered in the elementary or high school grades. In addition to the examples about grammar...
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Ssevensages reacted to Astronuc's post in the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college? with Like.
We more or less agree, but like DaveC426913 suggested, grammar should be mastered in the primary/secondary educational program. I had a...
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Ssevensages replied to the thread Why do we spend so little time learning grammar in college?.You would have to ask the colleges that accept students with inferior English grammar why they accepted the students who have not...