Hi Sharon, You wrote about not having a lot of grammar experience in your own academic career: >A K-6 teacher's major was elementary > education, not grammar, or English Literature, or > science or social studies for that matter, and if you > respect this fact and the fact that we do ask, do > teach, and want to do it correctly, then I would love > to stay on this listserv. I think that's true for many people, including a lot of us on this list serve. Grammar is not usually a big component of academics. Most of us are in the same situation as you, trying to "teach ourselves grammar" as best we can. Glad to hear that this list is working for you! ----------------------------------------------------- Sincerely, Robert Einarsson please visit me at www.artsci.gmcc.ab.ca/people/einarssonb To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/