Education
NC: King of transition words
Education Week asked NoRedInk to identify the top grammar and writing errors of 2017. North Carolina students have a relatively low error rate and apparently know how to use transition…
Grammar
Liberty
Taking Broad Liberties to Jump to Narrow Conclusions
My gripe this morning is going to be about how it is deemed cool to use bad grammar. We all know bureaucrats are too busy shuffling mind-numbing paperwork to proofread,…
Liberty
Re: Our Victim-in-chief
Imagine the howls of laughter and comments about having slept through grammar in third grade if a Republican had said, “No one’s madder than me.”
North Carolina’s Common Core-based English tests feature glaring omissions
Click here to view and here to listen to Dr. Terry Stoops discussing this Spotlight report. RALEIGH — Legislators and the State Board of Education should take steps to ensure…
Education
Goodbye, Grammar: N.C.’s Common Core-based English tests disregard grammar, spelling, mechanics, and usage
Contrary to the Common Core State Standards themselves, Common Core-based tests developed by the NC DPI include relatively few English language questions and no traditional grammar, spelling, mechanics, or usage…
Liberty
Why Be Learning Students English?
We must suppose the following is intentional: Freshman at Franklin High School will be required to enroll in an English elective focused on grammar and writing next year.
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Re: Teacher goes postal ? we read you “load and clear”
I suppose it would be too much to ask that angry, paranoid screeds from local educators feature proper grammar and spelling.
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Does he prefer proper verb conjugation?
An Associated Press brief about the North Carolina Education Lottery tells us: Lottery chairman prefer salary discretion
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Do he now?
From an Associated Press story that moved a while ago: BOSTON (AP) – Sen. Edward M. Kennedy say he has a malignant brain tumor. Is this a case of sloppy…
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No Kidding
I never liked having editors. Sometimes it seems like they run your story through the grammar checker and follow its recommendations instead of the intentional words of the supposed expert.…
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The War on Grammar
At the Pope Center’s conference on Oct. 8, one of the speakers was Professor David Mulroy. In this interviewhe discusses reading, grammar, and education.
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Fun with hate mail
Today’s contestant writes: From: Nick Kronmann Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:08:55 -0400To: Subject: alex jones mades you look like a f—— moron. have a wonderful day…………. My reply: Thank…