It was not at all clear to me that Caroline was responding to Johanna.
There have been many posts on this topic. Besides, I asked questions, and
these questions are not rhetorical questions but genuine requests for
information.

Bill

>It seems to me that it was clear that Caroline was responding to Johanna's
>question about whether others agreed with her, and it is really unfair to
>attack her answer.
>Edith Wollin
>> ----------
>> From:         William J. McCleary[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Reply To:     Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
>> Sent:         Wednesday, January 12, 2000 10:24 AM
>> To:   [log in to unmask]
>> Subject:      Re: Teaching grammar
>>
>> For a statement like this, we should be asking what kind of grammar
>> Caroline has in mind and what her purpose is for teaching it. Also, what
>> makes her think that teaching this kind of grammar will accomplish this
>> purpose?
>>
>> I don't mean to pick on Caroline here, but her short statement of opinion
>> lends itself to asking these questions.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> >        I, too, think grammar should be taught apart from the editing
>> >process. And, as an elementary teacher, I find I am swimming upstream!
>> >
>> >        Caroline
>>
>>
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716-346-6859