[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by Azure

Teaching grammar is a waste of time? Really? In my grade 12 year kids didn't even know proper grammar. Our teacher was having one hell of a time marking certain papers because of the inability to properly write a paragraph. What does Shakespeare benefit kids like that?

I know, grammar isn't taught in grade 12 because you're expected to know it already. Well, that obviously just points out problems in the younger grades.

I didn't mean "it's a waste of time to know grammar." It's a waste of time to teach grammar, because that's not how people learn it. They learn it by reading, writing and talking.