Unkotare
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- Aug 16, 2011
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I have some kids in class - Juniors and Seniors - who had never been taught basic grammar, or the structure of an essay. Some kids honestly don't believe me when I correct them about double negatives.There is a generational decline in literacy, that is clear. My wife sees it at university level. She teaches GRAD students who struggle to write simple papers and even though they are "literate" they can't write for shit. If that is indicative of graduate level students imagine how bad it is in general. The enormous amount of time young people spend on social media is also to blame, you can't lay it all on the educational system although public education is deeply flawed.