Comments on: Carolynn’s Clues :: Welcome to My Blog on Grammar and Writing http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/carolynns-clues/carolynns-clues-welcome-to-my-blog-on-grammar-and-writing/ Find all your romance reading needs in one place! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carolynn Carey http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/carolynns-clues/carolynns-clues-welcome-to-my-blog-on-grammar-and-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-13052 Carolynn Carey Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:42:48 +0000 http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/?p=1380#comment-13052 I'm like you, Susan in that I think my grammar is in fairly good shape but I know I also make errors, usually when I'm trying my best to be perfect. LOL I’m like you, Susan in that I think my grammar is in fairly good shape but I know I also make errors, usually when I’m trying my best to be perfect. LOL

]]> By: susan leech http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/carolynns-clues/carolynns-clues-welcome-to-my-blog-on-grammar-and-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-13051 susan leech Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:35:32 +0000 http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/?p=1380#comment-13051 Good points made here on the blog and I know there are some who has no idea how to express them selves in a proper manner. I know I am not perfect but I feel sure my grammar is in fairly good shape. susan L. Good points made here on the blog and I know there are some who has no idea how to express them selves in a proper manner. I know I am not perfect but I feel sure my grammar is in fairly good shape. susan L.

]]> By: Carolynn Carey http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/carolynns-clues/carolynns-clues-welcome-to-my-blog-on-grammar-and-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-13050 Carolynn Carey Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:12:35 +0000 http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/?p=1380#comment-13050 You make some excellent points, Carrie. I feel fortunate in that I had some fine teachers in the early grades and especially good English teachers in high school. I wonder how much emphasis, if any, is put on the basics of grammar these days. You make some excellent points, Carrie. I feel fortunate in that I had some fine teachers in the early grades and especially good English teachers in high school. I wonder how much emphasis, if any, is put on the basics of grammar these days.

]]> By: Carrie (from Wisconsin) Hinkel-Gill http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/carolynns-clues/carolynns-clues-welcome-to-my-blog-on-grammar-and-writing/comment-page-1/#comment-13049 Carrie (from Wisconsin) Hinkel-Gill Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:55:54 +0000 http://www.wewriteromance.com/blog/?p=1380#comment-13049 Nice blog post. One of the problems is that rather than expecting kids to meet a higher set of standards, those standards have been lowered, to make it look like no one is being "left behind" and that we are keeping up with Asia in terms of producing intelligent people, which we aren't, not really anyway. That's also something else I've noticed too, that to get some students to want to learn, they have been accepting/using some bad grammar. While I admit that it's a great tactic to get kids to learn, it's counterproductive for all those students who really want to learn as they won't learn as much as they would otherwise. How many of you remember learning your basics as early as second grade? Or learning long division in third grade? (it's taught in 4th grade these days and they are allowed to use calculators on their tests.) Just curious! Nice blog post.

One of the problems is that rather than expecting kids to meet a higher set of standards, those standards have been lowered, to make it look like no one is being “left behind” and that we are keeping up with Asia in terms of producing intelligent people, which we aren’t, not really anyway.

That’s also something else I’ve noticed too, that to get some students to want to learn, they have been accepting/using some bad grammar. While I admit that it’s a great tactic to get kids to learn, it’s counterproductive for all those students who really want to learn as they won’t learn as much as they would otherwise.

How many of you remember learning your basics as early as second grade? Or learning long division in third grade? (it’s taught in 4th grade these days and they are allowed to use calculators on their tests.) Just curious!

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