Carol Kelly

I,also, passed with 100%. Loved English class almost as much as history class.

Big dog

I can thank my mother. She was a journalist and DEMANDED proper English, both in our writing and in our speech.

Carol Kelly

Good for her and good for you! You paid attention to your mother.

EN Submarine Qualified Loc: Wisconsin East coast

Looking through 82 year old eyes, I read several blogs and respond to a few.
I have wondered for ages what has caused the changes that I see. Generally speaking, don't people care any more? I am well aware that it isn't the end of the world but the spelling and sentence structure are atrocious.
Quickly, let me say, I am not the grammar monitor on here or anywhere else but stick this out there merely looking for input from others.
My very unprofessional opinion is an increase in visual projections like TV and movies and a decrease in reading and letter writing as communication tools.
Lost is the ability to spot spelling errors instantly. Learning the 8 parts of speech and the ability to parse verbs are lost arts. A friend told me those items aren't even taught in school any more. They were a large part of the school learning process when I attended. Attitude and the expectations of parents, students and teachers were very important as well. I was sent to school to learn and there was no discussion, and no excuses. It was the way it was. Report cards were issued and dealt with. We would take great pride in not missing a day of school for the whole school year. Band, sports and other outside activities did not cut into class room time.
Similar to calculators and computers sort of negate the need for multiplication tables and how to lay out a math problem for solving. What percentage of people do you guess could subtract one date from another, for instance.

What does anyone else see as a detriment to learning?

The answer? There isn't one for us but maybe we would expect something better for the grand and great grand children

teabag09

I did also. If you pay attention, the misuse of grammar here is atrocious. There for Their, hear for here, Me instead of I and vise versus, to instead of too. I'm not sure if it is lack of knowledge or, as in my case, typing too fast. What ever, as long as we can understand what is being said, who cares? Mike

teabag09

You Sir got a so much better education than I. I graduated high school in 1968. Our education was hundreds of times better than those today receive but the one you, my mother and dad got was so much better than mine. You learned real history, math and all aspects of English. By my time we still learned math, had voc. classes, but history and English were beginning to be distorted. Not like they are today but the nose was under the tent. God bless you and yours. Mike I won't argue with you on anything.

teabag09

I had several great English teachers and one was my Mother. She taught English and Latin at college and later in public school. I wish I could remember half of what I was taught and have known. The mind IS a terrible thing to lose. Mike

Big dog

The "Dumbing down" of America has been intentional and it's working. By making everyone equally stupid leaves room for more rule and tyranny. Therein lies the problem.

Nickolai

Same here 100 %

Nickolai

My last class was 1952 in high school it was last period after PE and I slept through it

Nickolai

I'm a Liberal, Progressive and self educated

funguy1949

What pray tell me are you trying to say ; since your a liberal that in itself tells me your DEAF/DUMB/BLIND from all TRUTH !

This is all about an English Test nothing political here so just leave Dumb Ass!

4430 Loc: Little Egypt ** Southern Illinory

I hated English class but I must have learned something !

archie bunker Loc: Texas

WOW! I got me 100% too! Whoda thunk it?😨

4430 Loc: Little Egypt ** Southern Illinory