Michael McLaughlin
I am typically a good speller and punctuation comes pretty naturally. In terms of grammar, it’s a completely different story. Most of my AP classes focused on improving the style and smoothness of our writing; few focused on actual grammar. The “whom, who debate” was long forgotten. Normative case? Objective case? Never heard of them. Knowing the amount of preparation that I am lacking is a little startling at first. And to be completely honest, it’s sad.
The big question for me is why have our schools abandoned grammar? More curiously, why are “advanced placement” classes allowing grammar errors to become commonplace? Perhaps, it is only my experience. Any thoughts?
