tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post8430286392847450222..comments2023-12-18T19:38:22.023-08:00Comments on The Good Portion: The devil is in the detailsLaurie M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15840896949617719814noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-10145998099423513992009-04-16T08:47:00.000-07:002009-04-16T08:47:00.000-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580151113751271906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-35077340671786535232009-04-14T18:19:00.000-07:002009-04-14T18:19:00.000-07:00Andy,
That's one bit of advice I disagree with. I...Andy, <br />That's one bit of advice I disagree with. I think the later it's introduced the more difficult it is, and the less integrated into thought patterns and habit. Grammar isn't really any more complicated than learning to read or do simple mathematics. It's best to start laying the groundwork while the brain is young and agile and busy building new frameworks and connections. Learning grammar is also a lesson in thinking skills, helping build the intellect in ways that help in many other kinds of learning. Grammar can begin to be taught very soon after learning to read. But you start with the basics and build on them, just like with math. You don't start off with fractions and long division, but simple addition.<br /><br />If you'd like some help with it, let me know. I'd have to re-learn the grammar vocabulary though. They've changed the lingo a bit over the years. And I sure don't remember all the rules well enough to teach them at the moment.Laurie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15840896949617719814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-37165311004931937072009-04-14T13:59:00.000-07:002009-04-14T13:59:00.000-07:00I never thought I was very good at grammar as a ki...I never thought I was very good at grammar as a kid but as an adult and then becoming a secretary it seems I am better at it than most the other adults around me. So Ha to all those people who thought I was a stupid kid.rainydaytoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407431018319244763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-87391156163412030672009-04-14T09:09:00.000-07:002009-04-14T09:09:00.000-07:00I know what you mean. I was never taught proper gr...I know what you mean. I was never taught proper grammar in the Christian elementary school I attended or in public high school. I want my kids to know this stuff, but since we home school it means I have to learn it all myself for the first time too. I'm kinda scared of it! I've even heard some home school speakers say that it's best to wait until the child is at least in the 8th grade before going in depth into grammar as it can be so complicated.Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580151113751271906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-36548442268427913472009-04-14T06:06:00.000-07:002009-04-14T06:06:00.000-07:00It was interesting last semester to see a big part...It was interesting last semester to see a big part of the struggle some of my fellow students were having with Greek, a lot of it due to the focus on grammar.<br /><br />I would have struggled with it because an old dog does not like to learn new tricks.<br /><br />I see what is lost in what kids learn today and I shake my head sometimes. It is sadly amusing to watch a 17 year old make change as a cashier.Ancotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11867701557331682926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-3840412139965735392009-04-14T05:35:00.000-07:002009-04-14T05:35:00.000-07:00Oh, Laurie, you are so right! Today's children sel...Oh, Laurie, you are so right! Today's children seldom even know subject/verb let alone clauses, etc. I admit I've forgotten much of what we studied in English grammar and yet I retained enough to know how to dig through the construction of a sentence. And right along with our failure in teaching grammar is a failure to properly teach math, spelling, and handwriting. Sigh!WhiteStonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345496310218224780noreply@blogger.com