> ... grammar ought simply be taught as a free standing subject for
> two years and made a mandatory requirement for graduation after passing a
> difficult test. The grammar that ought to be taught is the traditional
> grammar with the traditional nomenclature.

That's my view.  Clean and simple.  I also agree with the following:

> The abolition of grammar teaching is pure
> political correctness at work. Instead of teaching substantive material
> the English teacher gets to assign multicultural and alternative sexuality
> propaganda trash and condemn students who do not parrot the approved
> nonsense.

The public school system is an obvious nexus for social
engineering.

From a left-wing perspective, the actual function of schools is
social, not educational.

That's why traditional subjects like grammar have been under
relentless attack for 100 years.  This is the argument of _NEA:
Trojan Horse_, an argument borne out for me by the things that I
have witnessed.

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Sincerely, Robert Einarsson
please visit me at
www.artsci.gmcc.ab.ca/people/einarssonb

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