I heard a fellow teacher say- [View all]

[digonswine]

that teaching/learning grammar is becoming useless.

He said that the way kids and their parents communicate today is much quicker, without the usual rules of grammar.

Also stated was that, in his science class, he had his students write one or two papers a year where grammar and spelling are graded.

I truly do not know how to think of this.

He is correct that in day-to-day conversation, these traditions are losing value. I feel that I may be a dinosaur when I wince while reading pitiful renditions of the English language on Craigslist, etc. In fact, I do not respond to those that can't take the time to get it right.

Language always changes.

I need you to convince me that we still need proper grammar. I need reasons that it is still important and will continue to be so.