Be sure and read David Mulroy's _The War Against Grammar_ it is a very thorough and very engaging presentaiton of the situtation.  Also for hundred's of years people have been teaching grammar to children.  
I don't think there is some special wisdom that came along and now says that was all delusion.  I am a supporter of no child left behind because I think it is doing and will do a wonderful job of weeding out excuse making and excuse makers and leaving behind those who can and want to teach.

Phil Bralich

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>> I have been a passive member of this Listserv for some time, and I
>> suspect this topic has been covered before,
>This is my first posting
>
>>  My suspicion is that she just doesn't want to teach grammar
>I fully agree with you.
>I have seen some evidence that the instructors themselves don't know
>grammar.
>
>Here is what you could use.
>
>Rod Ellis' recent overview of the research from the TESOL Quarterly.
>
>Here's the beginning of the conclusion:
>Grammar has held and continues to hold a central place in language
>teaching. The zero grammar approach was flirted with but never really
>took hold, as is evident in both the current textbook materials
>emanating
>from publishing houses (e.g., Whitney & White, 2001) and in current
>theories of L2 acquisition. There is ample evidence to demonstrate that
>teaching grammar works.
>
><http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/tesol/tq/
>2006/00000040/00000001/art00005>
>
>Mitsuko
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