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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I appreciate rules (and I love grammar), too; however, in my opinion, the fact that they aren't learning it the way we did hasn't adversely impacted their ability to write.  My older kids had to take a grammar quiz prior to the start of middle school and I was worried they would fail since they had never taken a formal grammar class; however, they aced it and now, as high schoolers, continue to write well.[/quote]

Since you have high schoolers you have no idea what's happening in elementary schools right now.  It has changed dramatically even in that short time frame. [/quote]

Exactly. I can tell you that it has already impacted my 5th grader very adversely.  And since they are doing some assignments in a blog I can read his classmate's writing and it's also abysmal for the most part.[/quote]

Agreed. You know what has made me crazy? Starting around 6th grade, they do a lot of "peer editing." As a supplement to editing by the teacher, that's a fine idea. But one of my kids had a teacher who did nothing BUT let the kids edit each other. It was appalling.  [/quote]

This would piss me off. [/quote]

DP.  Yes, it would piss me off too, but there is no recourse.  What does one do? Complain to a poor teacher? A middle school principal? We are so discouraged from complaining! Our schools have switched to a system where students discuss answers with other students instead of sharing their answers with a teacher.  [/quote]

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