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Lionessa

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10. You strongly suggest he's somehow a subpar teacher in your title and then
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 07:18 PM
Dec 2012

somewhat in the body. I just feel you should be called on that. Most science teachers wouldn't care or even notice and might have poor grammar themselves as many analytical folks seem to lack writing skills. I guess in my family the engineers, computer geeks, and mechinists came to us more verbal folks for proofreading, we didn't ever think of them as stupid or less, just as we didn't consider ourselves less because when designing something we had them proof our plans.

If proper grammar is or ever was important to communication on the general level, (yes in some arenas very important, but in general living...) we'd be in pretty sorry shape these days after centuries of communication without regard to grammar for 80-90% of the global population. I mean, yeah, it's sorry shape, but it'd be so much worse. Literacy and knowledge and communication can and does, thank goodness, occur without proper grammar.

I don't see that really changing.

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I heard a fellow teacher say- [View all] digonswine Dec 2012 OP
cool, if "he" is not teaching any language, we can cut "his" salary. win-win nt msongs Dec 2012 #1
Sounds like he's a science teacher and therefore not his field, AND you missed Lionessa Dec 2012 #2
I cannot now, nor really ever thought grammar makes much difference for non-writers. Lionessa Dec 2012 #3
At times I wonder if grammar is still being taught in asjr Dec 2012 #4
I think it is important sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #5
Where the ___ did that moron get his teaching credentials!?!? pegasis Dec 2012 #6
And where did you get your reading ability? Lionessa Dec 2012 #8
Yes, I did comprehend that part. pegasis Dec 2012 #9
You strongly suggest he's somehow a subpar teacher in your title and then Lionessa Dec 2012 #10
In my view... pegasis Dec 2012 #14
In many school districts, all teachers are expected to require some writing assignments as part of Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #21
As the first responder above proves, Lionessa Dec 2012 #7
Grammar happens regardless if we teach it or not. The Philosopher Dec 2012 #11
You use quotes inappropriately, the teacher never asked that. Lionessa Dec 2012 #13
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/such_as The Philosopher Dec 2012 #15
ah, but you changed his meaning so the such as becomes moot. Lionessa Dec 2012 #16
I didn't. The Philosopher Dec 2012 #18
Aha! Lionessa Dec 2012 #12
It will matter if you're hiring someone to pegasis Dec 2012 #17
As # 17 said-- digonswine Dec 2012 #19
Language always has grammar. But the rules change. Language evolves. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #20
Good question. Teacher in question is probably so swamped w. crazy-ass directives, memos.... Smarmie Doofus Dec 2012 #22
This certainly his feeling on the matter- digonswine Dec 2012 #23
Academic English has its own role in modern society... savebigbird Dec 2012 #24
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