How important is grammar??

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  • September 8, 2014 at 8:43 pm
    pjssully
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    Hi,

    I need some input.  I have a 15 year old daughter with some emotional issues that has caused her trouble with schooling.  She has been homeschooled her whole life, but she is “behind” in several things-math, grammar.  She is an excellent writer and reader and does o.k. in science . 

     

    We probably won’t have her take ACT/SAT but have her go to a community college after high school.  My question is -how important is grammar??  She has done some grammar every year, but due to her emotional issues, she hasn’t really retained much.  I have tried several programs-and she is VERY TIRED of grammar.  Do I continue to press forward with grammar, hoping that she will eventually catch on?  Or should I drop it so she can focused better on the other subjects?  She only has so much “concentration” for 1 day so I have to be cognizant of how much I put on her schedule, and when I put grammar on the schedule, it is just one more thing she has to fight through.

     

    Thanks for any ideas??

    pj

    September 8, 2014 at 9:00 pm
    nebby
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    You say her writing is good. Does she use proper grammar? If she can use it I wouldn’t worry about her ability to name parts of speech, find verbs etc.

    Nebby

    September 8, 2014 at 9:10 pm
    suzukimom
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    I agree, if she is writing with proper grammar, I’d probably just let it go.

    If she isn’t….  I think I might still give her a break for 6months to a year, then attack it fresh….

     

    I know years ago I took a course in university (manditory for Engineering Students) on basic grammar – it was on how to write correctly as opposed to analyzing sentences etc.)  [it was very very boring for me…. I’m not a grammar expert by any means, but I know when to use a semi-colon…)

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