“The writing skills college instructors most want from incoming freshmen–proper grammar and usage–are considered least important by high school English teachers….Among six writing skills, grammar and usage were taught the least by more than 700 high school English teachers surveyed during a national curriculum survey ACT conducts every three years.” Rosalind Rossi
—Grammar Valued More in College than High School Sun Times)
File this under “This Explains a Lot.” Via KairosNews.
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