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Reply to "MCPS Middle School writing: do you think expectations are in line with state standards"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I'm not the poster you're responding to, but I am another grammar supporter. I agree that good writing goes far beyond grammar. However, I think that good grammar is a vital foundation that the other skills build on and allow a writer's talents to be displayed for best effect. Errors can distract from the message the author is trying to convey. In extreme cases, such errors can make it difficult to even understand the author's intent. [b]Here's an essay written by a college professor, Tina Blue, about the importance of grammar and the modern student's general lack of proficiency.[/b] (MCPS is not alone in it's neglect of grammar.) http://irascibleprofessor.com/comments-06-30-04.htm Here's a link that gives some background about Tina Blue. http://grammartips.homestead.com/whoami.html [/quote] It seems to me to be mainly about the author's opinion that, based on her personal experience, schools were better in the 1950s.[/quote]
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