Renee Moore's suggestion that "a separate grammar methods course
should be mandatory for every English education major" is, in my
opinion, right on target. However, I would even dare to expand her
suggestion to include such training for virtually every person wishing
to teach any subject at any level in English speaking schools. Correct
grammar is necessary for any person who wishes to be considered well
educated in any profession. In this global world, all writers and
speakers are initially judged on how they communicate. Economics,
history, science, medicine, aviation, you-name-it, and they all take
clear, precise, and correct language skills. If you are conducting
commerce on the Internet in English, you must demonstrate the level of
your education and knowledge in everything you communicate if you wish
to be seriously received. (Be honest - what do you or students "really"
think of the, oh, say, math or science or history teacher who cannot or
does not use correct grammar? Or the business person? Or the doctor?)
Furthermore, you may very well find that many non-native English
speakers may be more aware of English grammar rules than many native
speakers. What value will those with that knowledge place on incorrectly
communicated ideas, thoughts, proposals, or anything else? The need is
growing, not shrinking, for proper grammar and usage of our language.
Renee Moore has created a marvelous platform for the furtherance of
grammatical utility - the furtherance of our English language, which
grows and develops daily. I would hope all of us in the
education/communication arena would promulgate it, support it, and
develop it to the best of our ability. Pardon the vernacular, but,
"RIGHT ON!"  Gordon Rives Carmichael,  Developmental Studies, English As
A Second Language, University of Central Texas and Central Texas
College, University of Texas State System