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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is making all these people so insistent that we hold onto every last thing that was taught when they were young?  People weren't smarter or better educated in the past. Different things were prioritized.

I don't think extensive learning of the parts of speech is that relevant anymore.  A quick pass is good enough.  We are in an age with AI assist built into software, speech-to-text, AI generated text.  Even if you write a book, there is no longer a human editor marking up your grammar (I just finished writing one last year--for a major publisher).  Editors comment on your tone, audience, originality etc.   Grammar checks are automated with a light review.  At the same time, texting and on-line communication forms are rapidly evolving to become less formal and non-verbal.  There is little agreement on proper grammar.

There are many important things to learn and diagramming sentences may not make the cut anymore. Just encourage kids to read widely, write freely and learn to make good arguments using evidence and logic.

I think a lot of people are just trying to hold the children back from the future because they are afraid.[/quote]

Most writers and readers are lamenting that publishers have fired lots of editors and proofreaders.  You're the first I've seen who is happy about it.

And fyi, people were better educated back in the day.[/quote]

I'm sad they have lost their jobs.  A great editor is worth their weight in gold--but not because they edit grammar  Proofreaders are not that much better than the software.  I'm not happy about it--I'm facing reality.  I don't think people were better educated back in the day.  I think they were educated to the needs of their moment which were different than the needs of today.  I think every generation makes the same complaint.[/quote]

More people are educated today. They are not being educated at the level that is being advertised and there are many missing steps in education in order to keep that advertisement alive for all students. Watch the film Idiocracy. People can become less educated than previous generations. You see that all over Europe.[/quote]

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