Week Two

Double Journal Entry #2

Quote: "Gradually, we have become less obsessed with correctness and more focused on tolerance and personal expression. This shift, however admirable, has linguistic consequences. School is no longer necessarily a place to instill a sense that linguistic rules (or even linguistic consistency) matter."

Response: As a self-proclaimed grammar snob, this highly upsets me. The only thing worse to me than a person who uses incorrect spelling, punctuation, and grammar, is a person who realizes that he/she is doing these things and couldn't care less about it. I think that we should all strive to use proper grammar and spell words correctly, even in an informal setting (i.e. Facebook or texting). Otherwise, we may become used to being careless and start making the same errors in our schoolwork and other important documents. How embarrassing would it be to apply for the job you've always wanted, only to be turned down because you had grammatical errors on your resume? As the quote states above, I think it's very important to "...instill a sense that linguistic rules matter" (Baron). I plan to do this in my classroom, and I hope that other teachers continue to do the same.

Baron, Naomi. "Are Digital Media Changing Language?." Educational Leadership 66.6 (2009): 42-46. Web. Accessed Sept. 1 2011.


Related Resource

To Teach or Not to Teach (Grammar)--No Longer The Question

Christy, Janice. "To Teach or Not to Teach (Grammar)-No Longer the Question, Teaching Today, Glencoe Online."Glencoe/McGraw-Hill. Educational and Professional Publishing Group of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., n.d. Web. 6 Sept. 2011. <http://www.glencoe.com>.